Rescue vs. Save

Difference Between Rescue and Save
Rescueverb
To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
Saveverb
To rescue from harm, danger, or loss
The lifeguard saved the struggling swimmer.Rescueverb
To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.Saveverb
To prevent from dying
The doctors saved the patient.Rescueverb
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
to rescue a prisoner from the enemy.Saveverb
To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem
prayed to save his soul.Rescueverb
To recover forcibly.
Saveverb
To keep in a safe or healthy condition
God save King Richard!.Rescueverb
To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
Saveverb
To hold back for future use
saved his best song for the encore.Rescueverb
(figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.Saveverb
To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
Rescueverb
(figuratively) To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
Saveverb
To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require
saved $25 at the sale.saved 15 minutes by taking a shortcut.Rescuenoun
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
Saveverb
To prevent the waste or loss of; conserve
bought an efficient device that saves electricity.Rescuenoun
A liberation, freeing.
Saveverb
To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare
wore sunglasses to save his eyesight.Rescuenoun
The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the CrusadersSaveverb
To make unnecessary; obviate
By carrying two bags you can save an extra trip.Rescuenoun
A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
Saveverb
To spare (someone) from having to do something.
Rescuenoun
A rescuee.
The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues.Saveverb
(Sports) To prevent (a goal) from being scored by blocking a shot. Used of a goalie.
Rescuenoun
recovery or preservation from loss or danger;
work is the deliverance of mankinda surgeon's job is the saving of livesSaveverb
To prevent an opponent from scoring (a point).
Rescueverb
free from harm or evil
Saveverb
To preserve a victory in (a game).
Rescueverb
take forcibly from legal custody;
rescue prisonersSaveverb
(Baseball) To preserve (another pitcher's win) by protecting one's team's lead during a stint of relief pitching.
Saveverb
(Computers) To copy (a file) from a computer's main memory to a disk or other storage medium.
Saveverb
To avoid waste or expense; economize.
Saveverb
To accumulate money
saving for a vacation.Saveverb
To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.
Savenoun
(Sports) An act that prevents a ball or puck from entering a goal.
Savenoun
(Baseball) A preservation by a relief pitcher of another pitcher's win.
Savepreposition
With the exception of; except
"No man enjoys self-reproach save a masochist" (Philip Wylie).Saveconjunction
Were it not; except
The house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer.Saveconjunction
Unless.
Savenoun
In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
The goaltender made a great save.Savenoun
(baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead.
Jones retired seven to earn the save.Savenoun
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.
The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.Savenoun
(computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.Savenoun
(RPG) A saving throw.
Saveverb
(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
Saveverb
To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.Saveverb
To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
Saveverb
To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
Saveverb
(theology) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
Jesus Christ came to save sinners.Saveverb
(sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
Saveverb
To put aside, to avoid.
Saveverb
(transitive) To store for future use.
Let's save the packaging in case we need to send the product back.Saveverb
(transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
Save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave the room.Saveverb
(transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
Saveverb
To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
Where did I save that document? I can't find it on the desktop.Saveverb
(intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
Saveverb
To accumulate money or valuables.
Savepreposition
Except; with the exception of.
Saveconjunction
(dated) unless; except
Savenoun
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;
the goalie made a brilliant savethe relief pitcher got credit for a saveSaveverb
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Saveverb
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use;
She saved the old family photographs in a drawerSaveverb
bring into safety;
We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attackSaveverb
spend less; buy at a reduced price
Saveverb
feather one's nest; have a nest egg;
He saves half his salarySaveverb
make unnecessary an expenditure or effort;
This will save moneyI'll save you the troubleThis will save you a lot of timeSaveverb
save from sins
Saveverb
refrain from harming
Saveverb
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of;
This move will save moneyThe less fortunate will have to economize nowSaveverb
retain rights to;
keep my job for me while I give birthkeep my seat, pleasekeep open the possibility of a merger