life-save
/ˈlʌɪfseɪv/verb
[with object] To rescue (a person, etc.) from death, especially from death by drowning; to act towards as a lifesaver.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in ‘Josephine Bell’ (1897–1987) (real name D. B. C. Ball). From life + save, after lifesaver, life-saving, and life-saving.
- clangorous
- clangorously
- clangour
- clank
- clankingly
- clannish
- clannishly
- clannishness
- clanship
- clansman
- clanswoman
- clap
- clapboard
- clapboarded
- clap eyes on
- clap hold of
- clapometer
- clap (or lay or set) eyes on
- clapped-out
- clapper
- clapperboard
- clapper bridge
- clapper rail
- clap skate
- clap someone in jail (or irons)