save - noun

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

save - verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm
• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
• bring into safety
• spend less; buy at a reduced price
• accumulate money for future use
• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
• save from sins
• refrain from harming
• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
• retain rights to
• record data on a computer

save - thesaurus

deliver   economise   economize   keep   preserve   redeem   relieve   salvage   salve   spare   write