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verb (used with object)
1.
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
2.
to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve: God save the king.
3.
to keep from being lost: to save the game.
4.
to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of: to save fuel.
5.
EXPANDto keep, as for reuse: to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner.
6.
to set aside, reserve, or lay by: to save money.
7.
to treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.: to save one's eyes by reading under proper light.
8.
to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate: to come early in order to save waiting.
9.
Theology. to deliver from the power and consequences of sin.
10.
Computers. to copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium.
11.
COLLAPSESports. to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal.
verb (used without object)
12.
to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift.
13.
to be economical in expenditure.
14.
to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc.
15.
to admit of being kept without spoiling, as food.
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Saver
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
noun
16.
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
17.
Baseball. a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English sa(u)ven < Old French sauver < Late Latin salvāre to save; see safe
1175–1225; Middle English sa(u)ven < Old French sauver < Late Latin salvāre to save; see safe
Related forms
sav·a·ble, save·a·ble, adjective
sav·a·ble·ness, save·a·ble·ness, noun
sav·er, noun
un·sav·a·ble, adjective
un·save·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·saved, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. salvage. 6. store up, husband. 12. economize, hoard.
1. salvage. 6. store up, husband. 12. economize, hoard.
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Word Origin & History
save
c.1300, from safe (q.v.), paralleling evolution in O.Fr. sauf "safe," prepositional use of the adj., in phrases such as saulve l'honneur "save (our) honor."
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