rescue

res·cue  (rsky)

tr.v. res·cued, res·cu·ing, res·cues

1. To set free, as from danger or imprisonment; save. See Synonyms at save¹.

2. Law To take from legal custody by force.

n.

1. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

2. Law Removal from legal custody by force.

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[Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescourre : re-, re- + escourre, to shake (from Latin excutere : ex-, ex- + quatere, to shake; see kwt- in Indo-European roots).]

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rescu·a·ble adj.

rescu·er n.

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rescue [ˈrɛskjuː]

vb -cues, -cuing, -cued (tr)

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

1.

a.  the act or an instance of rescuing

b.  (as modifier) a rescue party

2. (Law) the forcible removal of a person from legal custody

3. (Law) Law the forcible seizure of goods or property

[rescowen, from Old French rescourre, from re- + escourre to pull away, from Latin excutere to shake off, from quatere to shake]

rescuable  adj

rescuer  n

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Rescue 

deus ex machina An eleventh-hour deliverer, a last-minute rescuer; any contrived or unlikely means used to resolve a problem or untangle the intricacies of a plot. Literally ‘a god from a machine,’ this expression owes its origin to the ancient literary device of relying on divine intervention in the resolution of a plot. The machine in the phrase refers to a special piece of stage equipment used in ancient Greek theaters to lower actors playing the roles of gods onto the stage.

get [someone] off the hook To rescue a person from a difficult situation, particularly one involving trouble or embarrassment; to exonerate, clear, or vindicate; to absolve of responsibility. This expression refers to the plight of a fish that is hooked by a fisherman. If the fish is able to escape without help, it is by getting off the hook and swimming to freedom. Thus, to get [someone] off the hook is to extricate him from a potentially ruinous predicament.

“It’s an idea,” said Dr. Craig … “It would get Hartley off the hook, sure enough.” (J. Potts, Go, Lovely Rose, 1954)

pull out of a hat See SOLUTION.

pull out of the fire To extricate from danger, to save from destruction; to rescue or salvage; to turn threatened defeat into victory. Used in reference to plans, projects, situations, relationships, etc.—virtually anything that can be in jeopardy—the expression’s derivation is obvious.

saved by the bell Delivered from an undesirable fate by a lucky accident or intervention. The reference is to the bell which signals the end of a round of boxing. At that instant, even if the referee is in the middle of counting out a prostrate fighter, the round is officially over and the count is void, thus giving a losing contestant a reprieve. The expression is used when a doorbell, telephone bell, or other ringing interrupts a potentially unpleasant or embarrassing situation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rescue - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" deliverance, saving, delivery recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) lifesaving - saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving" redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil reclamation, reformation - rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire salvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction salvation - saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" search and rescue mission - a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
Verb	1.	rescue - free from harm or evil deliver salvage, salve, save, relieve - save from ruin, destruction, or harm reprieve - relieve temporarily bring through, carry through, pull through, save - bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
	2.	rescue - take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

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rescue

verb

1. save, get out, save the life of, extricate, free, release, deliver, recover, liberate, set free, save (someone's) bacon (Brit. informal) Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people.
save leave, lose, abandon, desert, strand, leave behind

2. salvage, save, deliver, redeem, come to the rescue of He rescued a 14th century barn from demolition.

noun

saving, salvage, deliverance, extrication, release, relief, recovery, liberation, salvation, redemption the rescue of the crew of a ship

Translations

rescue [ˈreskjuː]

A. N → rescate m, salvamento m
the hero of the rescue was → el héroe del rescate or salvamento fue ...
to come/go to sb's rescue → acudir en auxilio de algn, socorrer a algn
to the rescue! → ¡al socorro!
Batman to the rescue! → ¡Batman acude a la llamada!

B. VT → salvar, rescatar
three men were rescued → se salvaron tres hombres
they waited three days to be rescued → esperaron tres días hasta ser rescatados
to rescue sb from death → salvar a algn de la muerte
the rescued man is in hospital → el hombre rescatado está en el hospital

C. CPD rescue attempt N → tentativa f de salvamento, tentativa f de rescate
rescue dig N → excavación f de urgencia
rescue operations NPL → operaciones fpl de salvamento, operaciones fpl de rescate
rescue package N (Pol, Comm) → paquete m de medidas urgentes
rescue party N → equipo m de salvamento, equipo m de rescate
rescue services NPL → servicios mpl de rescate, servicios mpl de salvamento
rescue team N = rescue party rescue vessel N → buque m de salvamento
rescue work N → operación f de salvamento, operación f de rescate

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rescue [ˈrɛskjuː]

n

(= help) → secours mpl; (from shipwreck, earthquake) → sauvetage m
to come to sb's rescue → venir au secours de qn
He came to my rescue → Il est venu à mon secours.

(also rescue operation) → opération m de sauvetage
a major air-sea rescue → une opération majeure de sauvetage air-mer

[company, business] → sauvetage m

vt

[+ person] → secourir, sauver
Sixty passengers were rescued → Soixante passagers ont été secourus., Soixante passagers ont été sauvés.
to rescue sb from sth → sauver qn de qch

[+ company, business] → sauver

modif

[aircraft, boat, helicopter, crew, dog] → de secours
a mountain rescue team → une équipe de sauvetage en montagne
rescue attempt → opération f de sauvetage rescue party, rescue services, rescue worker

(FINANCE) [deal, package, plan] → de sauvetage
rescue party n (gen) → équipe f de secours (SKIING, CLIMBING) → colonne f de secours

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rescue

n (= saving) → Rettung f; (= freeing) → Errettung f, → Befreiung f; rescue was difficult → die Rettung war schwierig; to go/come to somebody’s rescue → jdm zu Hilfe kommen; to the rescue! → zu Hilfe!; it was Bob to the rescue → Bob war unsere/seine etc Rettung; rescue attempt/operation/party → Rettungsversuch m → /-aktion f → /-mannschaft f ? air-sea rescue

vt (= save) → retten; (= free) → erretten, befreien; you rescued me from a difficult situation → du hast mich aus einer schwierigen Lage gerettet; the rescued were taken to hospital → die Geretteten wurden ins Krankenhaus gebracht

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rescue [ˈrɛskjuː]

1. n (saving) → salvataggio; (help) → soccorso
to come/go to sb's rescue → venire/andare in aiuto a or di qn

2. vt → salvare

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rescue

v rescue [ˈreskjuː]

to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship. red يُنْقِذ спасявам zachránit redde retten σώζω, απελευθερώνω rescatar, socorrer päästma نجات دادن pelastaa secourir לְהָצִיל बचाना spašavanje, pomoć megment menolong bjarga soccorrere, salvare 救助する 구조하다 (iš)gelbėti []glābt menyelamatkan redden redde, berge, befri (wy)ratować salvar a salva спасать zachrániť rešiti spasiti rädda, undsätta ช่วยชีวิต kurtarmak 拯救，救援 рятувати; визволяти نجات دلانا cứu nguy 营救

n

(an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue. redding إنْقاذ спасяване záchranná akce; záchrana redningsaktion; redning; undsætning die Rettung διάσωση, απελευθέρωση rescate päästmine نجات pelastus sauvetage הַצָלָה उद्धार spašavanje, dolazak u pomoć megmentés pertolongan björgun salvataggio 救助 구출, 구조 (iš)gelbėjimas, pagalba []glābšana penyelamatan redding redning, berging, befrielse akcja ratunkowa, uratowanie, ratunek salvamento salvare спасение záchranná akcia; záchrana reševanje, rešitev spašavanje räddning, undsättning การช่วยชีวิต kurtarma 拯救，救援 рятування, порятунок آزادی sự cứu ai 援救

n rescuer

redder مُنْقِذ спасител zachránce redningsmand der/die Retter(in) σωτήρας salvador päästja نجات دهنده pelastaja sauveteur מֵצִיל, מְחַלֵץ बचाने वाला spasitelj, spasilac felszabadító, (meg)mentő penolong bjargvættur, björgunarmaður soccorritore, soccorritrice 救助者 구조자 gelbėtojas glābējs penyelamat redder redningsmann/-kvinne wybawca salvador salvator спасатель záchranca reševalec spasilac räddare ผู้ช่วยชีวิต kurtarıcı 援救者，救星 рятівник, визволитель نجات دہندہ người cứu nguy 援救者，救星

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rescue → إنقاذ, يُنْقِذ záchrana, zachránit redde, redning retten, Rettung διασώζω, διάσωση rescatar, rescate pelastaa, pelastus rescousse, secourir spašavanje, spasiti salvataggio, soccorrere 救う, 救助 구조, 구조하다 redden, redding redde, redningsaksjon ratunek, uratować resgatar, resgate, salvamento, salvar спасать, спасение rädda, räddning การช่วยชีวิต, ช่วยเหลือ kurtarma, kurtarmak cứu, sự cứu nguy 援救