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1. (v.t.) rescue
to free from confinement or danger.
2. rescue
to take by forcible means from lawful custody.
3. (n.) rescue
the act of rescuing.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME
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| Definition of 'Rescue' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
"work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
2. (verb) rescue, deliver
free from harm or evil
3. (verb) rescue
take forcibly from legal custody
"rescue prisoners"
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1. (verb) rescue
to help sb or sth get out of a difficult or dangerous situation
The Coast Guard rescued two people from the sinking boat.
2. (noun) rescue
an act of rescuing sb or sth
a failed rescue attempt; a rescue helicopter
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| Definition of 'Rescue' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. Rescue
the act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation
2. Rescue
the forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained
3. Rescue
the forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment
4. Rescue
the retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy
5. (verb) Rescue
to free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction
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Sense: to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc
The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
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 Afrikaans: red |
 Arabic: يُنْقِذ |
 Bulgarian: спасявам |
 Brazilian: salvar |
 Czech: zachránit |
 German: retten |
 Danish: redde |
 Greek: σώζω, απελευθερώνω |
 Spanish: rescatar, socorrer |
 Estonian: päästma |
 Farsi: نجات دادن |
 Finnish: pelastaa |
 French: secourir |
 Hebrew: לְהָצִיל |
 Hindi: बचाना |
 Croatian: spašavanje, pomoć |
 Hungarian: megment |
 Indonesian: menolong |
 Icelandic: bjarga |
 Italian: soccorrere, salvare |
 Japanese: 救助する |
 Korean: 구조하다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)gelbėti |
 Latvian: []glābt |
 Malay: menyelamatkan |
 Dutch: redden |
 Norwegian: redde, berge, befri |
 Polish: (wy)ratować |
 Persian: نجات دادن |
 Pashto: ژغورل، خلاصول، نجات وركول |
 Portuguese: salvar |
 Romanian: a salva |
 Russian: спасать |
 Slovak: zachrániť |
 Slovenian: rešiti |
 Serbian: spasiti |
 Swedish: rädda, undsätta |
 Thai: ช่วยชีวิต |
 Turkish: kurtarmak |
 Taiwanese: 拯救，救援 |
 Ukrainian: рятувати; визволяти |
 Urdu: نجات دلانا |
 Vietnamese: cứu nguy |
 Chinese: 营救 |
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