Reserve

Re`serve´ Pronunciation: r?-z?rv´

v. t.	1.	To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose. [imp. & p. p. Reserved. (z rvd");p. pr. & vb. n. Reserving.]
	2.	Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain; to make a reservation{7}. Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble? - Job xxxviii. 22,23. Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours. - Swift.
	3.	To make an exception of; to except.
n.	1.	The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. - Addison.
	2.	That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried likewise a reserve in some other vessel for a continual supply. - Tillotson.
	3.	That which is excepted; exception. Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a reserve. - Rogers.
	4.	Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined, Left all reserve, and all the sex, behind. - Prior. The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked this scheme. - Hawthorne.
	5.	A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
	6.	(Mil.) A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
	7.	(Banking) Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
	8.	(Finance) That part of the assets of a bank or other financial institution specially kept in cash in a more or less liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all demands which may be made upon it;
	9.	In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the recipient will get a prize if another should be disqualified.
	10.	(Calico Printing) A resist.
	11.	A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.

Noun	1.	reserve - formality and propriety of manner Synonyms: modesty
	2.	reserve - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose Synonyms: stockpile, backlog
	3.	reserve - an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out Synonyms: substitute
	4.	reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
	5.	reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purpose Synonyms: reservation
	6.	reserve - armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency Synonyms: military reserve
	7.	reserve - the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary Synonyms: reticence, taciturnity
Verb	1.	reserve - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
	2.	reserve - give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" Synonyms: appropriate, earmark, set aside, allow
	3.	reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
	4.	reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" Synonyms: book, hold
Adj.	1.	reserve - not engaged in military action Synonyms: inactive
	2.	reserve - kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" Synonyms: spare

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