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Meaning of save

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  save
      n 1: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;
           "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got
           credit for a save"
      v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salvage},
           {salve}, {relieve}, {save}]
      2: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She
         saved the old family photographs in a drawer" [syn: {save},
         {preserve}]
      3: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of
         the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {pull
         through}, {bring through}]
      4: spend less; buy at a reduced price
      5: accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
         [syn: {save}, {lay aside}, {save up}]
      6: make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save
         money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a
         lot of time" [syn: {save}, {make unnecessary}]
      7: save from sins [syn: {deliver}, {redeem}, {save}]
      8: refrain from harming [syn: {spare}, {save}]
      9: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save
         money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" [syn:
         {save}, {economize}, {economise}]
      10: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth";
          "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a
          merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {keep}, {save}]
      11: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written
          on the hard disk" [syn: {write}, {save}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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