save.

To prevent harm or difficulty. To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.

She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.

We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.

To prevent harm or difficulty. To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.

To prevent harm or difficulty. To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.

To prevent harm or difficulty. To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.

Jesus Christ came to save sinners.

To prevent harm or difficulty. To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).

To prevent harm or difficulty. To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.

To put aside; to avoid. To store for future use.

Let's save the packaging in case we need to send the product back.

To put aside; to avoid. To conserve or prevent the wasting of.

Save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave the room.

To put aside; to avoid. To obviate or make unnecessary.

To put aside; to avoid. To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

Where did I save that document? I can't find it on the desktop.

To put aside; to avoid. To economize or avoid waste.

To put aside; to avoid. To accumulate money or valuables.

To put aside; to avoid. To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging.

to save a fiver

To put aside; to avoid. To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.

She told me she's saving herself for marriage.

To put aside; to avoid. To avoid saying something.

Save your excuses and lies.

An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.

An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.

The goaltender made a great save.

An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.

Jones retired seven to earn the save.

An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.

The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.

An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.

Nice save.

The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.

If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.

The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.

A saving throw.

Except; with the exception of.

Unless; except.