Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun save
1 sense of save
Sense 1
save -- ((sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save")
=> prevention, bar -- (the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb save
11 senses of save
Sense 1
salvage, salve, relieve, save -- (save from ruin, destruction, or harm)
=> rescue, deliver -- (free from harm or evil)
Sense 2
save, preserve -- (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer")
=> keep, hold on -- (retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married")
Sense 3
save, carry through, pull through, bring through -- (bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack")
Sense 4
save -- (spend less; buy at a reduced price)
Sense 5
save, lay aside, save up -- (accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary")
Sense 6
save, make unnecessary -- (make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time")
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project")
Sense 7
deliver, redeem, save -- (save from sins)
Sense 8
spare, save -- (refrain from harming)
=> refrain, forbear -- (resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping")
Sense 9
save, economize, economise -- (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now")
=> spend, expend, drop -- (pay out; "spend money")
Sense 10
keep open, hold open, keep, save -- (retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")
=> reserve, hold, book -- (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's")
Sense 11
write, save -- (record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk")
=> record, tape -- (register electronically; "They recorded her singing")