Sports An act that prevents an opponent from scoring.
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A play that prevents an opponent from scoring or winning.
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The action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead.
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Official credit for a save.
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An act of saving data to a storage location.
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verb-transitive
Sports To prevent (a goal) from being scored by an opponent.
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To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require: saved $25 at the sale; saved 15 minutes by taking a shortcut.
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To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
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To keep in a safe condition; safeguard.
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To make unnecessary; obviate: Your taking the trunk to the attic has saved me an extra trip.
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verb-intransitive
To accumulate money: saving for a vacation.
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To avoid waste or expense; economize.
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To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.
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conjunction
Unless.
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Were it not; except: The house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer.
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Except for the fact that .
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Except; other than:.
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preposition
With the exception of; except: "No man enjoys self-reproach save a masochist” ( Philip Wylie).
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Other than .
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Except; other than:.
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