rescue
[ res-kyoo ]
/ ˈrɛs kyu /
verb (used with object), res·cued, res·cu·ing.
to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
Law. to liberate or take by forcible or illegal means from lawful custody.
noun
the act of rescuing.
adjective
of or relating to someone or something trained or equipped to rescue: a rescue dog.
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rescue
/ (ˈrɛskjuː) /
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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