To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm. / To keep (something) safe; to safeguard. / To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.

In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring. / (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.

Except; with the exception of.

unless; except

simple past tense and past participle of save

(Christianity) Rescued from the consequences of sin. / retained for future use rather than spent e.g. ː"A penny saved is a penny earned."

plural of save

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of save

(computing) To enter a dialog box where the user can specify a new filename to save the current document under.

(idiomatic, imperative) Do not bother with the explanation that you are about to give; be quiet.