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

Verb

[-cuing, -cued]

to bring (someone or something) out of danger or trouble

Noun

the act or an instance of rescuing [Old French rescourre]

rescuer n

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) << OPPOSITE desert

verb 2. salvage, deliver, redeem, come to the rescue of

noun 3. saving, salvage, deliverance, extrication, release, relief, recovery, liberation, salvation, redemption

Translations

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n → rescate m

vt → rescatar;

to come/go to sb's rescue → ir en auxilio de uno, socorrer a algn;

to rescue from → librar de

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n (from accident) → sauvetage m (= help); secours mpl

vt → sauver;

to come to sb's rescue → venir au secours de qn

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n → Rettung f

vt → retten;

to come to sb's rescue → jdm zu Hilfe kommen

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n → salvataggio (= help); soccorso

vt → salvare;

to come/go to sb's rescue → venire/andare in aiuto a or di qn

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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 營救 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 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 援救 рятування, порятунок آزادی sự cứu ai 援救

n ˈrescuer

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