to keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.-hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.-to make an exception of; to except.-the act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.-that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.-that which is excepted; exception.-restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.-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.-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.-funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.