save

Definitions of save in various dictionaries:

noun - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

verb - save from ruin, destruction, or harm

verb - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

verb - bring into safety

verb - spend less

verb - accumulate money for future use

verb - make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

verb - save from sins

verb - refrain from harming

verb - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

verb - retain rights to

verb - record data on a computer

To rescue from harm, danger, or loss.

To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem.

To keep in a safe condition; safeguard.

To prevent the waste or loss of; conserve.

To set aside for future use; store.

To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare: save one’s eyesight.

To make unnecessary; obviate: Your taking the trunk to the attic has saved me an extra trip.

To prevent (a goal, score, or win by an opponent).

To preserve (another pitcher’s win) by protecting one’s team’s lead during a stint of relief pitching.

To copy (a file) from a computer’s main memory to a disk or other storage medium so that it can be used again.

To avoid waste or expense; economize.

To accumulate money: saving for a vacation.

To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.

An act that prevents an opponent from scoring.

A preservation by a relief pitcher of another pitcher’s win.

Were it not; except: The house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer.

Unless.

adj - to rescue from danger, injury, or loss [v SAVED, SAVING, SAVES] : SAVEABLE