If a goalkeeper saves, or saves a shot, they succeed in preventing the ball from going into the goal. He saved one shot when the ball hit him on the head. Save is also a noun. Spurs could have had several goals but for some brilliant saves from John Hallworth
To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve
If you save, you gradually collect money by spending less than you get, usually in order to buy something that you want. The majority of people intend to save, but find that by the end of the month there is nothing left Tim and Barbara are now saving for a house in the suburbs They could not find any way to save money. Save up means the same as save. Julie wanted to put some of her money aside for holidays or save up for something special People often put money aside in order to save up enough to make one major expenditure
You can use save to introduce the only things, people, or ideas that your main statement does not apply to. There is almost no water at all in Mochudi save that brought up from bore holes. = apart from Save for means the same as save. The parking lot was virtually empty save for a few cars clustered to one side. = apart from
If you save something such as time or money, you prevent the loss or waste of it. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot within reach I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth I got the fishmonger to skin the fish which helped save on the preparation time. waste + -saving -saving labor-saving devices