16. (prep.)save except; but: They all left save one.
17. (conj.)save except; but: He would have gone, save that he had no money for travel.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME; var. of safe)
Definition of 'Save'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)save (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
2. (verb)salvage, salve, relieve, save save from ruin, destruction, or harm
3. (verb)save, preserve to keep up and reserve for personal or special use "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
4. (verb)save, carry through, pull through, bring through bring into safety "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
6. (verb)save, lay aside, save up accumulate money for future use "He saves half his salary"
7. (verb)save, make unnecessary make unnecessary an expenditure or effort "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
10. (verb)save, economize, economise spend sparingly, avoid the waste of "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
11. (verb)keep open, hold open, keep, save retain rights to "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
12. (verb)write, save recorddata on a computer "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
8. save to keep for sb else Did you save me a piece of cake?; My friend saved my place in line.
9. save to make it easy for sb to avoid doing or experiencing I'll do it and save you the trouble/hassle.
Definition of 'Save'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Save to make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames