reserve

1. verb

1)

ask the library to reserve a copy for you

Syn:

put to one side, put aside, set aside, keep, keep back, save, hold, put on hold, keep in reserve, earmark

2)

he reserved a table

Syn:

book, make a reservation for, order, arrange for, secure; formal bespeak; dated engage

3)

the management reserves the right to alter the program

Syn:

retain, maintain, keep, hold

4)

reserve your judgment until you know him better

Syn:

defer, postpone, put off, delay, withhold

2. noun

1)

reserves of gasoline

Syn:

stock, store, supply, stockpile, pool, hoard, cache

2)

the army is calling up reserves

Syn:

reinforcements, the militia, extras, auxiliaries

3)

a nature reserve

Syn:

national park, sanctuary, preserve, conservation area, protected area, wildlife park

4)

it was difficult to get past his reserve

Syn:

reticence, detachment, distance, remoteness, coolness, aloofness, constraint, formality; shyness, diffidence, timidity, taciturnity, inhibition; informal standoffishness

5)

she trusted him without reserve

Syn:

reservation, qualification, condition, limitation, hesitation, doubt

3. adjective

a reserve goaltender

- in reserve

Syn:

backup, substitute, stand-in, relief, replacement, fallback, spare, extra