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reserve in WordNet English dictionary
verb- 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
- 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
- obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
"We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
reserve
- hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
"they held back their applause in anticipation"
reserve
noun- something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
reserve backlog stockpile
- armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
military reserve reserve
- formality and propriety of manner
modesty reserve
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
reservation reserve
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
reserve reticence taciturnity
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
substitute reserve second-stringer
- (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
reserve
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University