Rescue vs. Save

Rescue vs. Save — Is There a Difference?

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 Crusaders

Saveverb

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 lives

Saveverb

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 prisoners

Saveverb

(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 save

Saveverb

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 drawer

Saveverb

bring into safety;

We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack

Saveverb

spend less; buy at a reduced price

Saveverb

feather one's nest; have a nest egg;

He saves half his salary

Saveverb

make unnecessary an expenditure or effort;

This will save moneyI'll save you the troubleThis will save you a lot of time

Saveverb

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 now

Saveverb

retain rights to;

keep my job for me while I give birthkeep my seat, pleasekeep open the possibility of a merger