From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]