put up vs save

put up

verb
  • To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something). 

  • To set (matter) in capital letters. 

  • To hang; to mount. 

  • To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.. 

  • To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down. 

  • To house; to shelter; to take in. 

  • To cause (wild game) to break cover. 

  • To present, especially in "put up a fight". 

  • To build a structure. 

  • To provide funds in advance. 

  • To store away. 

  • To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can. 

  • To place in a high location. 

  • To make available; to offer. 

  • To endure; to put up with; to tolerate. 

save

verb
  • To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable. 

  • To keep (something) safe; to safeguard. 

  • To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation. 

  • To obviate or make unnecessary. 

  • To catch or deflect (a shot at goal). 

  • To store for future use. 

  • To economize or avoid waste. 

  • To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game. 

  • To write a file to disk or other storage medium. 

  • To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner. 

  • To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm. 

  • To conserve or prevent the wasting of. 

  • To accumulate money or valuables. 

noun
  • The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium. 

  • A saving throw. 

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

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

  • An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. 

  • 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. 

  • An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation. 

prep
  • Except; with the exception of. 

conj
  • unless; except 

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