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 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 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.
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.
Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
To deflect (radiation or particles).
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
To be dispersed upon.
The act of scattering or dispersing.
A collection of dispersed objects.