I . v. a.
1.
Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up, withhold.
2.
Except, make an exception of.
II . n.
1.
Reservation, something ~d.
2.
Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior, coldness, closeness, ~dness, retention, uncommunicativeness, reticence.
3.
Exception, something excepted.
4.
Reservation, restriction.
5.
Shyness, coyness, taciturnity, modesty, demureness.