English Dictionary

save

/seɪv/

noun

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.

He made a great save in the soccer game.

意味（1）

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

The goaltender made a great save.

意味（2）

(baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.

Jones retired seven to earn the save.

意味（3）

(professional wrestling, slang) 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.

The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.

意味（4）

(informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.

Nice save.

意味（5）

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

If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.

意味（6）

(role-playing games) A saving throw.