To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
To destroy; to kill.
To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
To kill a test animal for autopsy.
A loss of profit.
The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
Something sacrificed.
The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing.
A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.
To accumulate money or valuables.
To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
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.
Except; with the exception of.
unless; except
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.