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Definition of Reserve
1. Noun. Formality and propriety of manner.
Generic synonyms: Correctitude, Properness, Propriety
Specialized synonyms: Demureness
2. Verb. Hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency. "They held back their applause in anticipation"
3. Noun. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.
Generic synonyms: Accumulation
Specialized synonyms: Bank, Fuel Level, Reserve Account, Reserve Fund
Derivative terms: Backlog, Stockpile
4. Verb. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause. "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
Generic synonyms: Allot, Assign, Portion
Derivative terms: Allowance, Appropriable, Earmark
5. Noun. An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.
Group relationships: Bench
Generic synonyms: Athlete, Jock
Specialized synonyms: Bench Warmer, Pinch Hitter
Derivative terms: Substitute, Substitute, Substitute
6. Verb. Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance. "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
Specialized synonyms: Book Up
Related verbs: Book, Hold
Derivative terms: Reservation, Reservation
7. Noun. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions.
Generic synonyms: Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Pulmonary Reserve
8. Verb. Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance. "Please hold a table at Maxim's"
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Call For, Quest, Request
Entails: Procure, Secure
Specialized synonyms: Hold Open, Keep, Keep Open, Save
Derivative terms: Bookable, Booking, Reservation, Reservation
9. Noun. A district that is reserved for particular purpose.
Generic synonyms: Administrative District, Administrative Division, Territorial Division
Specialized synonyms: Indian Reservation, Preserve
10. Noun. Armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency.
Generic synonyms: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Member holonyms: Reservist
Derivative terms: Reservist
11. Noun. The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary.
Generic synonyms: Uncommunicativeness
Derivative terms: Reticent, Taciturn
Definition of Reserve
1. v. t. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
2. n. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
3. n. 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;
Definition of Reserve
1. to keep back for future use [v -SERVED, -SERVING, -SERVES]
Medical Definition of Reserve
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