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1. save - noun

· (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




2. save - verb

· save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Synonym(s): salvage, salve, relieve

Hypernym(s): rescue, deliver




3. save - verb

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

Synonym(s): preserve

Hypernym(s): keep, hold_on




4. save - verb

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

Synonym(s): carry_through, pull_through, bring_through




5. save - verb

· spend less; buy at a reduced price




6. save - verb

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

Synonym(s): lay_aside, save_up




7. save - verb

· 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




8. save - verb

· save from sins

Synonym(s): deliver, redeem




9. save - verb

· refrain from harming

Synonym(s): spare

Hypernym(s): refrain, forbear




10. save - verb

· 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




11. save - verb

· 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




12. save - verb

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

Synonym(s): write

Hypernym(s): record, tape





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