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- DictionaryRes·cue/ˈreskyo͞o/
verb
- 1. save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation: "firemen were called out to rescue a man trapped in the river"
noun
- 1. an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress: "he came to our rescue with a loan of $100"
The meaning of RESCUE is to free from confinement, danger, or evil : save, deliver. How to use rescue in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rescue.
Rescue definition: to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty. See examples of RESCUE used in a sentence.
RESCUE definition: 1. to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation: 2. the act…. Learn more.
When you rescue something, you save it from something bad — you come to the rescue. If Muffin, your kitten, is stuck in a tree, you can get out your ladder and climb up to rescue her.
noun. uk / ˈreskjuː / us. B1 [ C, U ] an occasion when someone is saved from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: an unsuccessful rescue attempt. come to the/sb's rescue. to help someone who is in a difficult situation: I forgot my purse but Anna came to the rescue and lent me some money.
1. to bring (someone or something) out of danger, attack, harm, etc; deliver or save. 2. (Law) to free (a person) from legal custody by force. 3. (Law) law to seize (goods or property) by force. n. 4. a. the act or an instance of rescuing. b. ( as modifier ): a rescue party. 5. (Law) the forcible removal of a person from legal custody. 6.
noun. the act of rescuing. the act of rescuing animals from danger, abuse, or neglect, as the adoption of stray and abandoned animals from an animal shelter, or the protection of wild animals in an animal sanctuary: Animal rescue requires cooperation between animal control agencies and shelters.
