Definition of Reserve

Verb: reserve  ri'zurv

  1. Hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
     
  2. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
    "I will reserve this money for your research";
    - allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
     
  3. Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
    "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
     
  4. Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
    "reserve me a seat on a flight";
    - hold, book
Noun: reserve  ri'zurv
  1. Formality and propriety of manner
    - modesty
     
  2. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
    - backlog, stockpile
     
  3. An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
    - substitute, second-stringer
     
  4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
     
  5. A district that is reserved for particular purpose
    - reservation
     
  6. (military) armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
    - military reserve
     
  7. The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
    - reticence, taciturnity

See also:
reservations
reserved

Anagrams containing the word reserve

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