[seyv] 
verb, saved, sav⋅ing, noun | 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. | to 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. | Sports. to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal. |
| 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. |
| 16. | an act or instance of saving, esp. in sports. |
| 17. | Baseball. a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game. |
