All 4 Uses of

preserve
in
The Hunger Games

She began to clean and cook and preserve some of the food I brought in for winter.
p. 52.9 *

preserve = prepare in a way that keeps from spoiling

I load a plate with eggs, sausages, batter cakes covered in thick orange preserves, slices of pale purple melon.
p. 87.4 *

preserves = fruit cooked with sugar (like jam)

The arenas are historic sites, preserved after the Games.
p. 144.9 *

preserved = protected (kept as they were)

This sleeping bag, radiating back and preserving my body heat, will be invaluable.
p. 156.4

preserving = keeping

Definitions:

(1) (preserve as in: preserve the records)
to protect something or to keep it as it is
(2) (preserve as in: preserve the peaches)
to prepare food in a way that keeps it from spoiling
(3) (preserve as in: a wildlife preserve)
protected wildlife area
(4) (preserve as in: no longer a male preserve)
something exclusive to (someone or some group) -- such as an activity or place
(5) (preserves as in: mom made preserves)
chunks of fruit cooked with sugar (like jam) and sealed (usually in a mason jar) so it will not spoil