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What does reserve mean?

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Noun
  1. (behaviour) Restriction.
    1. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
    2. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
  2. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
    1. A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
    2. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
    3. (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
    4. (military) A body of troops kept 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.
    5. (finance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
    6. Wine held back and aged before being sold.
  3. (social) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.
    1. (sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
    2. (card game) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
  4. In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
  5. (calico printing) A resist.
  6. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
Verb
  1. To keep back; to retain.
  2. To keep in store for future or special use.
  3. To book in advance; to make a reservation.
  4. (obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.
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