Definitions for rescue
ˈrɛs kyures·cue

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rescue, deliverance, delivery, savingverb

   recovery or preservation from loss or danger

   "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

2. rescue, deliververb

   free from harm or evil

3. rescueverb

   take forcibly from legal custody

   "rescue prisoners"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rescuenoun

   An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

2. rescuenoun

   A liberation, freeing.

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

3. rescuenoun

   The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril

   The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

4. rescuenoun

   A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

5. rescuenoun

   A rescuee.

   The dog proved a rescue with some behavior issues.

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

6. rescueverb

   To save from any violence, danger or evil.

   The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

7. rescueverb

   To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.

   to rescue a prisoner from the enemy

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

8. rescueverb

   To recover forcibly

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

9. rescueverb

   To deliver by arms, notably from a siege

   Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

10. rescueverb

    To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.

    Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.

    Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

11. Rescuenoun

    A city in California (zip code 95672)

    Etymology: rescopuen, from rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from prefix re- + excutere, from ex + quatere.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rescue

   Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous situation. Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue horses, helicopters, the "jaws of life", and other hydraulic cutting and spreading tools used to extricate individuals from wrecked vehicles. Rescue operations are sometimes supported by rescue vehicles operated by rescue squads.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rescueverb

   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

   Etymology: [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

2. Rescue

   the act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation

   Etymology: [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

3. Rescue

   the forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained

   Etymology: [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

4. Rescue

   the forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment

   Etymology: [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

5. Rescue

   the retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy

   Etymology: [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

Freebase(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rescue

   Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury during an incident or dangerous situation. Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue horses, helicopters, the "jaws of life", and other hydraulic cutting and spreading tools used to extricate individuals from wrecked vehicles. Rescue operations are sometimes supported by special vehicles such as fire department's or EMS heavy rescue vehicle.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rescue

   res′kū, v.t. to free from danger or violence: to deliver: to liberate:—pr.p. res′cūing; pa.t. and pa.p. res′cūed.—n. the act of rescuing: deliverance from violence or danger: forcible release from arrest or imprisonment.—adj. Res′cuable.—ns. Res′cuer; Rescūssēē′, the party rescued; Rescus′sor, one who makes an unlawful rescue. [M. E. rescous, a rescue—O. Fr. rescousse—rescourre—L. re-, away, excutĕre, to shake out—ex, out, quatĕre, to shake.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rescue

   Any vessel recovered by the insurrection of prisoners on board of her, or by her being forced by stress of weather into our ports, she is restored on salvage. There is no rule prescribed by the law of England in the case of foreign property rescued; with British subjects the court usually adopts the proportion of recapture. In respect to foreigners the only guide is that of "quantum meruit."

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rescue

   The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rescue' in Nouns Frequency: #2077

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rescue' in Verbs Frequency: #815

Anagrams for rescue »

1. cereus, ceruse, Creuse, recuse, secuer, secure

How to pronounce rescue?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say rescue in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rescue in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rescue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rescue in a Sentence

1. Devendra Singh Tak:

   That's where one needs to get out and conduct rescue and relief.

2. Anurag Gupta:

   We have started the rescue operation but the biggest challenge is to find a way to clear the inundated airport and main roads.

3. Sanjay Gupta:

   I've seen a lot of situations around the world, and this is as bad as I've ever seen it, they need more resources, they need more personnel here right now, and they're expecting many more patients as these rescue operations go on.

4. Alex Castonguay:

   This case highlights the effectiveness of the interagency search and rescue system, a special thank you to the USCG for all the efforts.

5. Udav Prashad Timalsina:

   We have 90 percent of the army out there working on search and rescue, we are focusing our efforts on that, on saving lives.

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