Noun
save -
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save" ; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
prevention ,
bar the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving" ; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
Verb
save -
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money" ; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
economize ,
economise
expend ,
spend ,
drop pay out; "spend money"
tighten one's belt live frugally and use less resources; "In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts"
save -
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
preserve
hold on ,
keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
record ,
put down ,
enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
husband ,
economise ,
economize ,
conserve preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
save -
spend less; buy at a reduced price
purchase ,
buy accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
scrimp ,
stint ,
skimp subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
save -
accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
lay aside ,
save up
cache ,
hive up ,
lay away ,
squirrel away ,
stash ,
hoard save up as for future use
save -
bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
carry through ,
pull through ,
bring through
rescue ,
deliver take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"
save -
make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money" ; "I'll save you the trouble" ; "This will save you a lot of time"
make unnecessary
forbid ,
foreclose ,
forestall ,
preclude ,
prevent command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night" ; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" ; "Dad nixed our plans"
save -
save from sins
deliver ,
redeem
organized religion ,
religion ,
faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
save -
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
salvage ,
salve ,
relieve
rescue ,
deliver take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"
save -
record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
write
tape ,
record fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
computer science ,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
overwrite write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file"
save -
refrain from harming
spare
forbear ,
refrain refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"
favor ,
favour consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored"
save -
retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth" ; "keep my seat, please" ; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
keep open ,
hold open ,
keep
book ,
reserve ,
hold engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
hold on ,
keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
