save

Noun
  1. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring (synset 101081320)
    "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    is a type of: bar, prevention - the act of preventing
Verb
  1. Save from ruin, destruction, or harm (synset 202556565)
    is a type of: deliver, rescue - free from harm or evil
    same as: relieve, salvage, salve
  2. To keep up and reserve for personal or special use (synset 202230274)
    "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
    is a type of: hold on, keep - retain possession of
    subtypes:
    same as: preserve
  3. Bring into safety (synset 202557529)
    "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
    subtypes: deliver, rescue - free from harm or evil
    same as: bring through, carry through, pull through
  4. Spend less;
    Buy at a reduced price (synset 202271765)
    entail: buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    subtypes: scrimp, skimp, stint - subsist on a meager allowance
  5. Accumulate money for future use (synset 202270824)
    "He saves half his salary"
    subtypes: cache, hive up, hoard, lay away, squirrel away, stash - save up as for future use
    same as: lay aside, save up
  6. Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort (synset 200550632)
    "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
    is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    same as: make unnecessary
  7. Save from sins (synset 202557299)
    referred to in: faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power
    same as: deliver, redeem
  8. Refrain from harming (synset 202470006)
    is a type of: forbear, refrain - resist doing something
    subtypes: favor, favour - treat gently or carefully
    same as: spare
  9. Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of (synset 202362227)
    "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
    is a type of: drop, expend, spend - pay out
    subtypes: tighten one's belt - live frugally and use less resources
    same as: economise, economize
  10. Retain rights to (synset 202288561)
    "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
    is a type of: book, hold, reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
    same as: hold open, keep, keep open
    verb group: hold on, keep - retain possession of
  11. Record data on a computer (synset 201000931)
    "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: record, tape - register electronically
    subtypes: overwrite - write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
    same as: write

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