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RESCUE definition: 1. to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation: 2. the act…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Rescue is help which gets someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue. A big rescue operation has been launched for a trawler missing at sea.
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.
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. A rescue is a good thing, much appreciated by people (and kittens).
verb. /ˈreskjuː/ Verb Forms. to save somebody/something from a dangerous or harmful situation. rescue somebody/something from something/somebody The coastguard rescued six people from the sinking boat. The woman was rescued from her burning home by firefighters. You rescued me from an embarrassing situation. The house was rescued from demolition.
noun. /ˈreskjuː/ [uncountable] the act of saving somebody/something from a dangerous or difficult situation; the fact of being saved. We had given up hope of rescue. A wealthy benefactor came to their rescue with a generous donation. a rescue operation/mission. a mountain rescue team. rescue helicopters/boats/workers.
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.
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.
