to rescue or deliver (somebody or something) from danger or harm
to prevent (somebody) from dying
to preserve or guard (somebody or something) from injury, destruction, or loss
in Christianity, to preserve (somebody's soul) from damnation
to put (something) aside as a store or reserve or for a particular use
She saves her newspapers for recycling
in computing, to preserve (e.g. a file) by copying and storing it in the computer's memory or on a disk
to economize in the use of (something); to conserve
Driving like this saves petrol
to keep (something) from being spent, wasted, or lost
I saved time by taking a short cut
to make (something) unnecessary; to avoid or obviate
That would save me going into town
to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning (e.g. a trick, goal, or point) or scoring with (a ball)
to prevent (a match) from being lost to an opponent
to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning (e.g. a trick, goal, or point)
in baseball, to keep (a team's winning position) that another pitcher has created
to maintain or preserve (something)
She lied to save appearances
(often + up) to put aside money
in sport, to make a save
The fullback saved on the line
to avoid being humiliated
to refrain from saying something because it would be pointless
to rescue or help somebody in difficulty
to come up with a solution to a problem, esp at the last moment