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Nouns (2)

n. the act of putting data in memory of the computer or peripheral devices for storage reasons

n. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"

Verbs (24)

save

v. to put data in memory of the computer or peripheral devices for storage reasons

save

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

write, save

v. record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

spare, save

v. refrain from harming

save, make unnecessary

v. make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"

save, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

save, carry through, pull through, bring through

v. bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

deliver, redeem, save

v. save from sins

salvage, salve, relieve, save

v. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

save, lay aside, save up

v. accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"

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Fuzzynyms (83)

dislodge, free

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

congregate

v. come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"

pile up, heap up, stack up

v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

reserve, hold, book

v. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

save, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

carry

v. have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"

shelter

v. invest (money) so that it is not taxable

preserve, keep up, maintain

v. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

keep, maintain

v. maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

retrench

v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

withhold, keep back

v. hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

spare, give up, part with, dispense with

v. give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

spare

v. use frugally or carefully

unblock, unfreeze, free, release

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

congregate

v. come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"

pile up, heap up, stack up

v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

save

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

carry

v. have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"

redeem

v. to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange

rescue, deliver

v. free from harm or evil

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

carry

v. have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"

situate, fix, posit, deposit

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

bank

v. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

precipitate, fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

Synonyms (1)

repose

v. to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

Antonyms (14)

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

abolish, get rid of

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

consume, squander, waste, ware

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

spend

v. spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

splurge

v. be showy or ostentatious

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