[save] vb saved ; sav.ing [ME, fr. OF salver, fr. LL salvare, fr. L salvus safe--more at safe] vt (13c) 1 a: to deliver from sin b: to rescue or deliver from danger or harm c: to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss
2. a: to put aside as a store or reserve: accumulate b: to spend less by "~ 25%" 3 a: to make unnecessary: avoid "it ~s an hour's driving" b (1): to keep from being lost to an opponent (2): to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning
4: maintain, preserve "~ appearances" ~ vi 1: to rescue or deliver someone
2. a: to put aside money b: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense: economize c: to spend less money "buy now and ~"
3: to make a save syn see rescue -- sav.able or save.able adj -- sav.er n
[2]save n (1890) 1: a play that prevents an opponent from scoring or winning
2: the action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead [3]save prep [ME sauf, fr. MF, fr. sauf, adj., safe--more at safe] (14c): other than: but, except "no hope ~ one" [4]save conj (14c) 1: except for the fact that: only--used with that "of his earlier years little is known, ~ that he studied violin --J. N. Burk"
2: but, except--used before a word often taken to be the subject of a clause "no one knows about it ~ she"