1. (

• save

) (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" ;

1. (

• salvage ,
• salve ,
• relieve ,
• save ,

) save from ruin, destruction, or harm ;

2. (

• save ,
• preserve ,

) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" ;

3. (

• save ,
• carry_through ,
• pull_through ,
• bring_through

) bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" ;

4. (

• save ,

) spend less; buy at a reduced price ;

5. (

• save ,
• lay_aside ,
• save_up

) accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary" ;

6. (

• save ,
• make_unnecessary

) make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" ;

7. (

• deliver ,
• redeem ,
• save ,

) save from sins ;

8. (

• spare ,
• save ,

) refrain from harming ;

9. (

• save ,
• economize ,
• economise ,

) spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" ;

10. (

• keep_open ,
• hold_open ,
• keep ,
• save ,

) retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" ;

11. (

• write ,
• save ,

) record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" ;