save (verb)

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

"the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"

salvage, salve, relieve, save (verb)

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

save, preserve (verb)

to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

"She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

save, carry through, pull through, bring through (verb)

bring into safety

"We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

save (verb)

spend less; buy at a reduced price

save, lay aside, save up (verb)

accumulate money for future use

"He saves half his salary"

save, make unnecessary (verb)

make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

"This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"

deliver, redeem, save (verb)

save from sins

spare, save (verb)

refrain from harming

save, economize, economise (verb)

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

"This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

keep open, hold open, keep, save (verb)

retain rights to

"keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

write, save (verb)

record data on a computer

"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

save (Noun)

In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.

save (Noun)

When a relief pitcher comes into a game with a 3 run or less lead, and his team wins while continually being ahead.

save (Noun)

A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.

save (Noun)

The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.

save (Verb)

To help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm.

save (Verb)

To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.

save (Verb)

To store for future use.

save (Verb)

To conserve or prevent the wasting of.

save (Verb)

To obviate or make unnecessary.

save (Verb)

To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

save (Verb)

To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.

save (Verb)

To economize or avoid waste.

save (Verb)

To accumulate money or valuables.

save (Conjunction)

unless; except

save (Preposition)

Except; with the exception of.

Save

In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers, particularly those in the closer role. It became an official Major League Baseball statistic in 1969. Mariano Rivera is MLB's all-time leader in regular season saves with 631.