· (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
Hypernym(s): prevention, bar
· save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Synonym(s): salvage, salve, relieve
· to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
Synonym(s): preserve
· bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
Synonym(s): carry_through, pull_through, bring_through
· spend less; buy at a reduced price
· accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
Synonym(s): lay_aside, save_up
· make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
Synonym(s): make_unnecessary
Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
· save from sins
· refrain from harming
Synonym(s): spare
· spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
Synonym(s): economize, economise
Hypernym(s): spend, expend, drop
· retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
Synonym(s): keep_open, hold_open, keep
Hypernym(s): reserve, hold, book
· record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
Synonym(s): write