To extricate, as from danger or confinement

• rescue

  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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• deliver

  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute:
  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over:
  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party:

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  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute:
  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over:
  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party:

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To protect (an asset) from loss or destruction

• preserve

  1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
  2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged:
  3. To keep or maintain intact:

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  1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
  2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged:
  3. To keep or maintain intact:

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• husband

  1. A man joined to another person in marriage; a male spouse.
  2. A manager or steward, as of a household.
  3. A prudent, thrifty manager.

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  1. A man joined to another person in marriage; a male spouse.
  2. A manager or steward, as of a household.
  3. A prudent, thrifty manager.

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• conserve

  1. To protect from loss or harm; preserve:
  2. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:
  3. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

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  1. To protect from loss or harm; preserve:
  2. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:
  3. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

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To use without wasting

• spare

  1. To refrain from harming, injuring, destroying, or killing:
  2. To leave undamaged or unharmed:
  3. To refrain from denouncing or distressing; treat leniently or with consideration:

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  1. To refrain from harming, injuring, destroying, or killing:
  2. To leave undamaged or unharmed:
  3. To refrain from denouncing or distressing; treat leniently or with consideration:

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• economize

  1. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.
  2. To make economical use of something:
  3. To use or manage with thrift:

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  1. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.
  2. To make economical use of something:
  3. To use or manage with thrift:

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• conserve

  1. To protect from loss or harm; preserve:
  2. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:
  3. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

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  1. To protect from loss or harm; preserve:
  2. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:
  3. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

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To reserve for the future.

• set by

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• salt away

  1. (idiomatic) To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.

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  1. (idiomatic) To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.

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• put by

  1. To preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.
  2. To perform an action without attracting attention.
  3. To save money.

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  1. To preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.
  2. To perform an action without attracting attention.
  3. To save money.

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• lay up

  1. A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.
  2. The act or an instance of laying up:

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  1. A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.
  2. The act or an instance of laying up:

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• lay in

  1. To lay by, to save
  2. (basketball) A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim.

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  1. To lay by, to save
  2. (basketball) A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim.

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• lay by

  1. a widened section of a stream, canal, etc. where vessels can lay over or pass
  2. a railroad siding
  3. a widened section as along a highway, for emergency parking

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  1. a widened section of a stream, canal, etc. where vessels can lay over or pass
  2. a railroad siding
  3. a widened section as along a highway, for emergency parking

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• lay away

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• lay aside

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• Also used with up: keep

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To accumulate and set aside for future use.

• store

  1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
  2. A stock or supply reserved for future use:
  3. Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.

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  1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
  2. A stock or supply reserved for future use:
  3. Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.

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• stockpile

  1. A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained.
  2. To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use.

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  1. A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained.
  2. To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use.

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• lay up

  1. A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.
  2. The act or an instance of laying up:

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  1. A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.
  2. The act or an instance of laying up:

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• Also used with up: lay in

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To remove from danger

• defend

  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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• wrest from danger

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• snatch from the jaws of death

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• come to the rescue of

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• redeem

  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum:
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.

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  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum:
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.

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• ransom

  1. The release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price.
  2. The price or payment demanded or paid for such release.
  3. A redemption from sin and its consequences.

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  1. The release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price.
  2. The price or payment demanded or paid for such release.
  3. A redemption from sin and its consequences.

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• emancipate

  1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
  2. To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

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  1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
  2. To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

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• release

  1. To set free from confinement or bondage:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:

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  1. To set free from confinement or bondage:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:

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• liberate

  1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
  2. To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
  3. To obtain by illegal or stealthy action:

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  1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
  2. To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
  3. To obtain by illegal or stealthy action:

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• set-free

  1. To release, to free, to give freedom to.

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  1. To release, to free, to give freedom to.

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• free

  1. Not imprisoned or confined:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:

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  1. Not imprisoned or confined:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:

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• rescue

  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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• extricate

  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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• deliver

  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute:
  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over:
  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party:

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  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute:
  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over:
  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party:

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To deliver from sin

• deliver from the power of Satan

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• bring into spiritual life

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• regenerate

  1. To replace (a lost or damaged organ or part) by the formation of new tissue.
  2. To form, construct, or create anew:
  3. To give new life or energy to; revitalize:

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  1. To replace (a lost or damaged organ or part) by the formation of new tissue.
  2. To form, construct, or create anew:
  3. To give new life or energy to; revitalize:

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• reclaim

  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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• rescue from sin

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To hoard

• draw the purse strings

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• stow-away

  1. To stow or secure in a safe place.
  2. (intransitive) To obtain passage (on a ship or similar vehicle) by secreting oneself inside before departure.

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  1. To stow or secure in a safe place.
  2. (intransitive) To obtain passage (on a ship or similar vehicle) by secreting oneself inside before departure.

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• cache

  1. An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place:
  2. The concealed or hard-to-reach place used for storing a cache.
  3. A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer.

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  1. An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place:
  2. The concealed or hard-to-reach place used for storing a cache.
  3. A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer.

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• hide-away

  1. To stash or store something in a secret location.
  2. (intransitive) To hide, to be hidden.

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  1. To stash or store something in a secret location.
  2. (intransitive) To hide, to be hidden.

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• pile up

  1. To form a pile, stack, or heap.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
  3. ​(idiomatic, colloquial) A traffic accident or collision involving multiple vehicles.

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  1. To form a pile, stack, or heap.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
  3. ​(idiomatic, colloquial) A traffic accident or collision involving multiple vehicles.

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• store-up

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.

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  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.

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• treasure up

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• gather

  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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• accumulate

  1. To gather or cause to increase; amass:
  2. To be the site for (a gradually increasing mass), especially as a result of disuse or neglect:
  3. To mount or pile up; increase:

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  1. To gather or cause to increase; amass:
  2. To be the site for (a gradually increasing mass), especially as a result of disuse or neglect:
  3. To mount or pile up; increase:

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• amass

  1. To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something):
  2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect:
  3. To come together; collect:

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  1. To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something):
  2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect:
  3. To come together; collect:

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• lay in

  1. To lay by, to save
  2. (basketball) A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim.

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  1. To lay by, to save
  2. (basketball) A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim.

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• lay apart

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• lay up

  1. A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.
  2. The act or an instance of laying up:

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  1. A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.
  2. The act or an instance of laying up:

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• store

  1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
  2. A stock or supply reserved for future use:
  3. Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.

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  1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
  2. A stock or supply reserved for future use:
  3. Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.

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• collect

  1. To bring together in a group or mass; gather:
  2. To accumulate as a hobby or for study:
  3. To call for and obtain payment of:

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  1. To bring together in a group or mass; gather:
  2. To accumulate as a hobby or for study:
  3. To call for and obtain payment of:

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To preserve

• protect

  1. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard.
  2. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness:
  3. To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk:

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  1. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard.
  2. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness:
  3. To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk:

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• put up

  1. Planned or prearranged secretly:

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  1. Planned or prearranged secretly:

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• keep

  1. To retain possession of:
  2. To have as a supply:
  3. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:

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  1. To retain possession of:
  2. To have as a supply:
  3. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:

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• conserve

  1. To protect from loss or harm; preserve:
  2. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:
  3. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

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  1. To protect from loss or harm; preserve:
  2. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:
  3. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

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To reserve

• set-aside

  1. Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.
  2. A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.

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  1. Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.
  2. A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.

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• lay away

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• lay aside

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To avoid

• lessen

  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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• curtail

  1. To cut short or reduce:

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  1. To cut short or reduce:

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• spare

  1. To refrain from harming, injuring, destroying, or killing:
  2. To leave undamaged or unharmed:
  3. To refrain from denouncing or distressing; treat leniently or with consideration:

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  1. To refrain from harming, injuring, destroying, or killing:
  2. To leave undamaged or unharmed:
  3. To refrain from denouncing or distressing; treat leniently or with consideration:

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