1chiefly Soccer an act of preventing an opponent’s scoring:the keeper made a great save
Baseball an instance of preserving a winning position gained by another pitcher.
2 Computing an act of saving data to a storage location.
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Universal
1keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger:they brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy
prevent (someone) from dying:the doctors did everything they could to save him
(in Christian use) preserve (a person’s soul) from damnation:church ladies approach me trying to save my soul
keep (someone) in health (used in exclamations and formulaic expressions):God save the Queen
2keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use:she had never been able to save much from her salary [no object]:you can save up for retirement in a number of ways
avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources):save £20 on a new camcorder [with two objects]:an efficient dishwasher would save them one year and three months at the sink
preserve (something) by not expending or using it:save your strength till later
(in imperative save it) North American informal stop talking:save it, Joey—I’m in big trouble now
3 Computing keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location:save the instructions to a new file
4avoid, lessen, or guard against:this approach saves wear and tear on the books [with two objects]:the statement was made to save the government some embarrassment
5prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game):the powerful German saved three match points
Soccer (of a goalkeeper) stop (a shot) from entering the goal.
Baseball (of a relief pitcher) preserve (a winning position) gained by another pitcher.
save one's breath
[often in imperative] not bother to say something because it is pointless.
save the day (or situation)
find or provide a solution to a difficulty or disaster.
prevent someone dying by taking specific action:quick thinking undoubtedly saved the skipper’s life
(cannot do something to save one's life) used to indicate that the person in question is completely incompetent at a particular activity or task:Adrian couldn’t draw to save his life
save someone's skin (or neck or bacon)
rescue someone from danger or difficulty.
save the tide
Nautical, archaic get in and out of port while the tide lasts.
save someone the trouble (or bother)
avoid involving someone in useless or pointless effort:write it down and save yourself the trouble of remembering
