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NOUN | 1 | save | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring |
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VERB | 1 | save, salvage, salve, relieve | Save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
2 | save, preserve | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use | |
3 | save, carry through, pull through, bring through | Bring into safety | |
4 | save | Spend less | |
5 | save, lay aside, save up | Feather one's nest | |
6 | save, make unnecessary | Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort | |
7 | save, deliver, redeem | Save from sins | |
8 | save, spare | Refrain from harming | |
9 | save, economize, economise | Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of | |
10 | save, keep open, hold open, keep | Retain rights to |
Sounds | sey'v |
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Rhymes | airwave, architrave, autoclave, and 26 more rhymes in eyv at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring. |
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Examples | "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" |
Category | sport, athletics |
Broader | prevention, bar |
Meaning | Save from ruin, destruction, or harm. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | salvage, salve, relieve |
Broader | rescue, deliver |
Nouns | saver |
Meaning | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
Synonyms | preserve |
Entailed by | reclaim, recover |
Narrower | record, enter, put down; conserve, husband, economize, economise |
Broader | keep, hold on |
Nouns | saver |
Meaning | Bring into safety. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Model | They save him from writing the letter |
Synonyms | carry through, pull through, bring through |
Narrower | rescue, deliver |
Nouns | savior |
Meaning | Spend less. Buy at a reduced price. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something on somebody |
Entails | buy, purchase |
Narrower | scrimp, stint, skimp |
Nouns | saver |
Meaning | Feather one's nest. Have a nest egg. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Model | They save the money |
Examples | "He saves half his salary" |
Synonyms | lay aside, save up |
Narrower | hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away |
Nouns | savings |
Meaning | Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something |
Examples | "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" |
Synonyms | make unnecessary |
Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid |
Meaning | Save from sins. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Synonyms | deliver, redeem |
Category | religion, faith |
Meaning | Refrain from harming. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | spare |
Narrower | favor, favour |
Broader | refrain, forbear |
Meaning | Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something ----s something |
Examples | "This move will save money" |
Synonyms | economize, economise |
Narrower | tighten one's belt |
Broader | spend, expend, drop |
Nouns | saver |
Meaning | Retain rights to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | keep open, hold open, keep |
Broader | reserve, hold, book |
Similar to | keep, hold on |