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   save

   /sāv/

   verb

   • 1. keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger: "she saved a boy from drowning" Similar rescuecome to someone's rescuesave someone's lifecome to someone's aidset freefreeliberatedeliverextricatesnatchbail outbring offinformal:save someone's baconsave someone's necksave someone's skinpreservekeep safekeepprotectsafeguardguardconservesalvageretrievereclaimrescueOpposite endanger
   • ▪ prevent (someone) from dying: "the doctors did everything they could to save him"
   • ▪ (in Christian use) preserve (a person's soul) from damnation: "church ladies approach me trying to save my soul"
   • ▪ keep (someone) in health (used in exclamations and formulaic expressions): "God save the Queen"
   • 2. keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use: "she had never been able to save much from her salary" Similar put asideset asidelay asideput byput to one sidelay bykeepretainreservekeep in reserveconservestockpilestorehoardsave for a rainy daykeep for future useput in a safe placecollectamassset byinformal:salt awaysquirrel awaystash awayhang ontoOpposite wastefritter awayuse up
   • ▪ preserve (something) by not expending or using it: "save your strength till later"
   • ▪ used to tell someone to stop talking: informal North American "save it, Joey—I'm in big trouble now"
   • 3. keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location, especially from memory: "save it to a new file"
   • 4. avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources): "save $20 on a new camcorder" Similar economizebe (more) economicalmake economiesscrimpscrimp and scrapebe thriftybe frugaltighten one's beltcut backmake cutbacksbudgetretrenchhusband one's resourcescut costscut expendituredraw in one's hornswatch one's penniespinch penniesdialect:rake and scrapeOpposite spendbe extravagant
   • ▪ avoid, lessen, or guard against: "this approach saves wear and tear on the books" Similar preventobviateforestallsparestopavoidavertmake unnecessaryrule outOpposite cause
   • 5. prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game): "the powerful German saved three match points"
   • ▪ (of a goalkeeper in soccer and hockey) stop (a shot) from entering the goal.
   • ▪ (of a relief pitcher in certain game situations) finish (a game) while preserving a winning position gained by another pitcher.

   noun

   • 1. an instance of a relief pitcher saving a game.
   • ▪ (in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring: "the keeper made a great save"
   • ▪ another term for sacrifice
   • 2. an act of saving data to a storage location, usually the hard drive: "the recovery feature enables you to retrieve most of the edits you made since the last save"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. savable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSAVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SAVE definition: 1. to stop someone or something from being killed, injured, or destroyed: 2. to keep someone from…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SAVE is to deliver from sin. How to use save in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Save.

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   12 meanings: 1. to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm 2. to avoid the spending, waste, or loss.... Click for more definitions.

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   Save means to rescue from danger, to lessen the use of something, or to set something aside for later. Save has many other uses, especially as a verb and a noun. If you save someone, you prevent them from being harmed or injured. Nonliving things can also be saved from destruction or damage.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › saveSave - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   to keep up and reserve for personal or special use. “She saved the old family photographs in a drawer” synonyms: preserve. see more. verb. make unnecessary an expenditure or effort. “This will save money”

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › saveSave - definition of save by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( tr) to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm. 2. to avoid the spending, waste, or loss of (money, possessions, etc) 3. (Theology) ( tr) to deliver from sin; redeem. 4. ( often foll by up) to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsave verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing. I'm not very good at saving. We scrimp and save to send our children to a private school. I'm saving up to buy a new car. save for something I'm saving for a new bike.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSAVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SAVE definition: 1. to stop someone or something from being killed or destroyed: 2. to keep money so that you can…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › savesave | meaning of save in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    save meaning, definition, what is save: to make someone or something safe from d...: Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › saveSave Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    SAVE meaning: 1 : to keep (someone or something) safe to stop (someone or something) from dying or being hurt, damaged, or lost; 2 : to stop (something) from ending or failing to make (something that is in danger of failing) successful