reserve
Cross references:
1. keep
1. re.serve \ri-'z*rv\ vt [ME reserven, fr. MF reserver, fr. L reservare,
lit., to keep] back, fr. re- + servare to keep - more at CONSERVE 1a: to
keep in store for future or special use 1b1: to retain power of absolution
of to oneself - used of a religious s uperior 1b2: to set aside (part of
the consecrated elements) at the Eucharist for future use 1c: to retain or
hold over to a future time or place : DEFER 1d: to make legal reservation
of 2: to set or have set aside or apart
2. reserve n often attrib 1: something stored for future use : STOCK 2:
something reserved or set aside for a particular purpose, use, or reason :
as 2a1: a military force withheld from action for later decisive use - usu.
used in pl. 2a2: forces not in the field but available 2a3: the military
forces of a country not part of the regular services; also : RESERVIST 2b:
a tract set apart : RESERVATION 3: an act of reserving : EXCEPTION 4a:
restraint, closeness, or caution in one's words and bearing 4b:
forbearance from making a full explanation, complete disclosure, or fre e
expression of one's mind 5: SECRET 6a: money or its equivalent kept in
hand or set apart usu. to meet liabilit ies 6b: the liquid resources of a
nation for meeting international payments 7: the capacity of blood or
bacteriological media to react with acid or alk ali within predetermined
usu. physiological limits of hydrogen-ion concentration 8: SUBSTITUTE