(baseball) A failure to convert a save opportunity to a save.

(intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.

(idiomatic, sometimes humorous) To rescue a person or situation from imminent danger or major failure.

(transitive, role-playing games slang, nonstandard) In certain games, to successfully guard against a particular danger.

(transitive, boxing, wrestling) In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.

(boxing, wrestling, of a competitor) In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.

An informal notice of the date of an important upcoming event, usually a wedding, sent before a formal invitation.

Alternative form of foresave

plural of save-all

(now rare) Something that prevents waste or loss. / (now chiefly historical) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so they can be burned all the way down.