| NOUN | act | save | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring |
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| VERB | social | save, salvage, salve, relieve | save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
| possession | save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use | |
| social | save, carry through, pull through, bring through | bring into safety / safety | |
| possession | save | spend less | |
| possession | save, lay aside, save up | accumulate money for future use | |
| change | save, make unnecessary | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort | |
| social | save, deliver, redeem | save from sins | |
| social | save, spare | refrain from harming | |
| possession | save, economize, economise | spend sparingly, avoid the waste of | |
| possession | save, keep open, hold open, keep | retain rights to | |
| communication | save, write | record data on a computer |
| Sounds | sey'v | |
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| Rhymes | airwave ... wave / Wave: 29 rhymes with eyv... | |
| Meaning | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring. | |
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| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | prevention, bar | The act of preventing / preventing |
| Spanish | parada | |
| Catalan | parada | |
| 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 | Free from harm or evil |
| Spanish | liberar, rescatar, salvar | |
| Catalan | salvar | |
| Nouns | saver | someone who saves something from danger or violence |
| Meaning | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" | |
| Synonym | preserve | |
| Entailed by | reclaim, recover | reuse (materials from waste products) |
| Narrower | conserve, husband, economize, economise | Use cautiously and frugally |
| record, enter, put down | make a record of | |
| Broader | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
| Spanish | ahorrar, conservar, preservar, resguardar | |
| Catalan | conservar, preservar, resguardar | |
| Nouns | saver | someone who saves (especially money) |
| Meaning | Bring into safety / 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 | Free from harm or evil |
| Spanish | poner a salvo, salvar, socorrer | |
| Nouns | savior | a person who rescues you from harm or danger / danger |
| Meaning | spend less; buy at a reduced price. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something on somebody | |
| Entails | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
| Narrower | scrimp, stint, skimp | subsist on a meager allowance |
| Spanish | ahorrar | |
| Catalan | estalviar | |
| Nouns | saver | someone who saves (especially money) |
| Meaning | Accumulate money for future use. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They save the money | |
| Example | "He saves half his salary" | |
| Synonyms | lay aside, save up | |
| Narrower | hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away | save up as for future use |
| Spanish | ahorrar, guardar, reservar | |
| Catalan | aforrar, estalviar | |
| Nouns | savings | a fund of money put by as a reserve |
| Meaning | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | make unnecessary | |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
| Catalan | estalviar | |
| Meaning | save from sins. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | deliver, redeem | |
| Category | religion, faith, organized religion | An institution to express belief in a divine power |
| Spanish | librar, redimir, salvar | |
| Catalan | redimir | |
| Meaning | Refrain from harming. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | spare | |
| Narrower | favor, favour | treat gently or carefully |
| Broader | refrain, forbear | Resist doing something |
| Spanish | ahorrar, excusar, guardarse | |
| Meaning | spend sparingly, avoid the waste of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This move will save money" | |
| Synonyms | economize, economise | |
| Narrower | tighten one's belt | Live frugally and use less resources |
| Broader | spend, expend, drop | pay out |
| Spanish | ahorrar, economizar | |
| Nouns | saver | someone who saves (especially money) |
| Meaning | Retain rights to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | keep open, hold open, keep | |
| Broader | reserve, hold, book | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
| Similar to | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
| Meaning | record data on a computer. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | write | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Narrower | overwrite | Write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data |
| Broader | record, tape | Register electronically |
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