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   Res·cue

   /ˈreskyo͞o/

   

   verb

   • 1. save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation: "firemen were called out to rescue a man trapped in the river" Similar savesave from dangersave the life ofcome to the aid ofset freefreereleaseliberateextricateget someone outdeliverredeemransomemancipaterelievebail someone outbring someone offinformal:save someone's baconsave someone's necksave someone's skinOpposite endangerjeopardizeimprisonabandon
   • ▪ keep from being lost or abandoned; retrieve: "he got out of his chair to rescue his cup of coffee" Similar retrieverecoversalvageget backpick upgather upscoop up

   noun

   • 1. an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress: "he came to our rescue with a loan of $100"
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a domestic animal that has been removed from a situation of abuse or neglect by a welfare organization: "adopting a rescue cat may be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do"
   • ▪ denoting the emergency excavation of archaeological sites threatened by imminent building or road development: "they have not always been keen to organize rescue excavations to investigate these sites"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rescoure from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + excutere ‘shake out, discard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rescuable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   rescue: 1 v free from harm or evil Synonyms: deliver Types: relieve , salvage , salve , save save from ruin, destruction, or harm reprieve relieve temporarily Type of: bring through , carry through , pull through , save bring into safety v take forcibly from legal custody “ rescue prisoners” Type of: take take by force n recovery or ...

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   RESCUE definition: 1. to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: 2. an occasion when someone is saved…. Learn more.

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   Define rescue. rescue synonyms, rescue pronunciation, rescue translation, English dictionary definition of rescue. tr.v. res·cued , res·cu·ing , res·cues 1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save. See Synonyms at save1. 2. Law To remove from...

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   Rescue definition: to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty. See examples of RESCUE used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrescue verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Synonyms save save rescue bail out redeem These words all mean to prevent somebody/ something from dying, losing something, being harmed or embarrassed. save to prevent somebody/ something from dying, being harmed or destroyed or losing something:. Doctors were unable to save him. a campaign to save the panda from extinction; rescue to save somebody/ something from a dangerous or harmful ...

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   6 days ago · 6 meanings: 1. to bring (someone or something) out of danger, attack, harm, etc; deliver or save 2. to free (a person) from.... Click for more definitions.

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   Rescue definition: To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.