Reserve: English to English |
Reserve (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. |
Reserve (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. |
Reserve (n.) Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities. |
Reserve (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. |
Reserve (n.) That which is excepted; exception. |
Reserve (n.) That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. |
Reserve (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. |
Reserve (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. |
Reserve (v. t.) To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose. |
Reserve (v. t.) To make an exception of; to except. |