save: Meaning and Definition of
save
Pronunciation: (sāv), [key]
— v., n. saved, sav•ing,
—v.t.
- to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve: God save the king.
- to keep from being lost: to save the game.
- to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of: to save fuel.
- to keep, as for reuse: to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner.
- to set aside, reserve, or lay by: to save money.
- to treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.: to save one's eyes by reading under proper light.
- to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate: to come early in order to save waiting.
- to deliver from the power and consequences of sin.
- to copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium.
- to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal.
—v.i.
- to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift.
- to be economical in expenditure.
- to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc.
- to admit of being kept without spoiling, as food.
—n.
- an act or instance of saving, esp. in sports.
- a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.
save
Pronunciation: (sāv), [key]
— prep.
- except; but: All the guests had left save one.
—conj.
- except; but (usually fol. by that): He would have gone, save that he had no means.
Save
Pronunciation: (sä'vu), [key]
— n.
- Sava.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.