Noun

(en noun)

(label) Restriction.

# The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.

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# Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.

# A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

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# 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.

# (label) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US (reservation).)

# (label) 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.

# (label) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

# Wine held back and aged before being sold.

(label) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.

# (label) 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.

# (label) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

* Shakespeare

In a retreat he outruns any lackey.

The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.

A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

* L'Estrange

He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .

* Dryden

That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.

A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.

A period of meditation, prayer or study.

Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.

A signal for a military withdrawal.

A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.

A military ceremony to lower the flag.

(chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.