Definitions for the word "reserve" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. t.
To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To make an exception of; to except.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
That which is excepted; exception.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v.
(-ving) 1 put aside, keep back for a later occasion or special use. 2 order to be specially retained or allocated for a particular person or at a particular time. 3 retain or secure (reserve the right to). n. 1 thing reserved for future use; extra amount. 2 limitation or exception attached to something. 3 self-restraint; reticence; lack of cordiality. 4 company''s profit added to capital. 5 (in sing. Or pl.) Assets kept readily available. 6 (in sing. Or pl.) A troops withheld from action to reinforce or protect others. B forces in addition to the regular army etc., but available in an emergency. 7 member of the military reserve. 8 extra player chosen as a possible substitute in a team. 9 land reserved for special use, esp. As a habitat (nature reserve). in reserve unused and available if required. Reserve judgement postpone giving one''s opinion. [latin servo keep]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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