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rescue
[ res-kyoo ]
/ ĖrÉs kyu /
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verb (used with object), resĀ·cued, resĀ·cuĀ·ing.
to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty: The police were able to rescue the hostages in time.She rescued me from an awkward conversation.
Law. to liberate or take by forcible or illegal means from lawful custody.
noun
adjective
of or relating to someone or something trained or equipped to rescue: The county's three certified rescue dogs and their handlers searched for earthquake survivors in the rubble.
of or relating to a domestic animal adopted or available for adoption from an animal shelter or other animal welfare group: rescue puppies and kittens looking for loving families.
OTHER WORDS FOR rescue
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Origin of rescue
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British Dictionary definitions for rescue
rescue
/ (ĖrÉskjuĖ) /
verb -cues, -cuing or -cued (tr)
to bring (someone or something) out of danger, attack, harm, etc; deliver or save
to free (a person) from legal custody by force
law to seize (goods or property) by force
noun
- the act or an instance of rescuing
- (as modifier)a rescue party
the forcible removal of a person from legal custody
law the forcible seizure of goods or property
Derived forms of rescue
rescuable, adjectiverescuer, nounWord Origin for rescue
C14: rescowen, from Old French rescourre, from re- + escourre to pull away, from Latin excutere to shake off, from quatere to shake
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