save
noun/seɪv/
/seɪv/
- (in football (soccer), etc.) an action by the goalkeeper that stops a goal being scored
- He made a spectacular save.
- some great saves from both goalkeepers
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- excellent
- fine
- …
- make
- produce
- pull off
- …
- save by
- save from
Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th cent.
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