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reserve

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reserve in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
    "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
    allow  appropriate  earmark  set aside  reserve 
  2. 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"
    reserve  hold  book 
  3. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
    "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
    reserve 
  4. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
    "they held back their applause in anticipation"
    reserve 
noun
  1. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
    reserve  backlog  stockpile 
  2. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
    military reserve  reserve 
  3. formality and propriety of manner
    modesty  reserve 
  4. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
    reservation  reserve 
  5. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
    reserve  reticence  taciturnity 
  6. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
    substitute  reserve  second-stringer 
  7. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
    reserve 
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