what does save mean?
SAVE as NOUN
- Meaning
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
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- the goalie made a brilliant save
- the relief pitcher got credit for a save
Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SAVE as VERB
- Meaning
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
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- This will save money
- I”ll save you the trouble
- This will save you a lot of time
Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
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- She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- feather one’’s nest
- have a nest egg
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- spend less
- buy at a reduced price
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- keep my job for me while I give birth
- keep my seat, please
- keep open the possibility of a merger
Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
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- This move will save money
- The less fortunate will have to economize now
Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
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Hypernyms(s) save is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack
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