save

save

save¹ [sāv]

vt.

saved, saving [ME saven < OFr sauver, salver < L salvare < salvus, SAFE]

1. to rescue or preserve from harm, danger, injury, etc.; make or keep safe

2. to keep in health and well-being: now only in certain formulas [God save the king!]

3. to preserve for future use; lay by: often with up

4. to prevent or guard against loss or waste of [to save time, to save a game]

5. to avoid, prevent, lessen, or guard against [to save wear and tear]

6. to treat or use carefully in order to preserve, lessen wear, etc.

7. Comput. to copy (data, a file, etc.) from random-access memory to a disk, tape, etc. for storage

8. Theol. to deliver from sin and its penalties

vi.

1. to avoid expense, loss, waste, etc.; be economical

2. to keep something or someone from danger, harm, etc.

3. to put by money or goods; hoard: often with up

4. to keep; last

5. Theol. to bring about deliverance from sin and its penalties

n.

1. Sports an action that keeps an opponent from scoring or winning

☆ 2. Baseball the preserving of a team's lead by a relief pitcher in the final inning

SYN.- RESCUE

savable

adj.

saveable

saver

n.

save² [sāv]

prep.

[ME sauf < OFr, lit., SAFE: sense developed from use in absolute constructions, e.g. sauf le droit, right (being) safe]

except; but

conj.

1. except; but

2. Archaic unless