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  • preposition. With the exception of; except.
  • conjunction. Were it not; except.
  • conjunction. Unless.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To rescue from harm, danger, or loss.
  • intransitive verb. To prevent from dying.
  • intransitive verb. To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem.
  • intransitive verb. To keep in a safe or healthy condition.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To hold back for future use.
  • intransitive verb. To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
  • intransitive verb. To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require.
  • intransitive verb. To prevent the waste or loss of; conserve.
  • intransitive verb. To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To make unnecessary; obviate.
  • intransitive verb. To spare (someone) from having to do something.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To prevent (a goal) from being scored by blocking a shot. Used of a goalie.
  • intransitive verb. To prevent an opponent from scoring (a point).
  • intransitive verb. To preserve a victory in (a game).
  • intransitive verb. To preserve (another pitcher's win) by protecting one's team's lead during a stint of relief pitching.
  • intransitive verb. To copy (a file) from a computer's main memory to a disk or other storage medium.
  • intransitive verb. To avoid waste or expense; economize.
  • intransitive verb. To accumulate money.
  • intransitive verb. To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.
  • noun. An act that prevents a ball or puck from entering a goal.
  • noun. A preservation by a relief pitcher of another pitcher's win.
  • idiom. (save (one's) breath) To refrain from a futile appeal or effort.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The herb sage or salvia.
  • Except; not including; leaving out of account; unless.
  • To preserve from danger, injury, loss, destruction, or evil of any kind; wrest or keep from impending danger; rescue: as, to save a house from burning, or a man from drowning; to save a family from ruin.
  • To deliver from the power and penal consequences of sin; rescue from sin and spiritual death.
  • To deliver; defend.
  • To spare: as, to save one's self much trouble and expense.
  • To use or preserve with frugal care; keep fresh or good, as for future use; husband: as, to save one's clothes; to save one's strength for a final effort.
  • To avoid, curtail, or lessen; especially, to lessen waste in or of; economize: as, to save time, expense, or labor.
  • To lay by, little by little, and as the result of frugal care; lay up; hoard: as, he has saved quite a good sum out of his scanty earnings.
  • To take advantage of; utilize; avoid missing or losing; be in time for; catch: as, to save the tide.
  • To prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate: as, a stitch in time saves nine.
  • Synonyms and To redeem.
  • To protect.
  • To be economical; keep from spending; spare.
  • To be capable of preservation: said of fish: as, to save well.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The herb sage, or salvia.
  • conjunction. Except; unless.
  • Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.
  • transitive verb. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger.
  • transitive verb. Specifically, to deliver from sin and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.
  • transitive verb. To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.
  • Word Usage
    "The Real Madrid keeper only let two goals by him in seven games, and no save was bigger than Casillas 'save on Robben's breakaway."
    Form
    save as  save vs.  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bar  book  deliver  forbid  foreclose  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    cache  deliver  hive up  hoard  lay away  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dave  Wave  aftershave  behave  brave  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abet  abstain  accumulate  aid  amass  
    verb-form
    saved  saves  saving