1. to deliver from sin
2. to rescue or deliver from danger or harm
3. to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss
4. to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (such as a CD or flash drive)
save a file Remember to save your work frequently.
5. to put aside as a store or reserve accumulate
saving money for emergencies
6. to spend less by
save 25 percent
7. to make unnecessary avoid
it saves an hour's driving
8. to keep from being lost to an opponent
9. to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning
10. maintain, preserve
save appearances
11. to rescue or deliver someone
12. to put aside money
13. to avoid unnecessary waste or expense economize
14. to spend less money
15. to make a save
16. a play that prevents an opponent from scoring or winning
17. the action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead also official credit for a save
18. other than but, except
no hope save one
19. except for the fact that only —used with that
of his earlier years little is known, save that he studied violin
— J. N. Burk
20. but, except —used before a word often taken to be the subject of a clause
no one knows about it save she
21. to keep (someone or something) safe to stop (someone or something) from dying or being hurt, damaged, or lost
22. to stop (something) from ending or failing to make (something that is in danger of failing) successful
23. to keep (something) from being lost or wasted
24. a play that stops an opponent from scoring a goal
25. the act of keeping a team's lead when replacing another pitcher at the end of a game
26. other than but or except
27. to free or keep from danger or harm
He saved a child from drowning.
28. to keep from being ruined preserve
The group works to save the rain forests.
29. to put aside for later use
Save some milk for me.
30. to keep money instead of spending it
31. to keep from being spent, wasted, or lost
I'm saving my energy.
32. to make unnecessary
Shortcuts save an hour's driving.
33. except entry 1 sense 2
It rained every day save one.