rescue
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.
the act of rescuing.
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.
a group or organization that participates in such animal welfare activities: your local rescue;breed-specific rescues.
a domestic animal adopted from an animal shelter or other animal welfare group: Our new puppy is a rescue!
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.
Origin of rescue
1Other words for rescue
Other words from rescue
- res·cu·a·ble, adjective
- res·cue·less, adjective
- res·cu·er, noun
- non·res·cue, noun
- quasi-rescued, adjective
- un·res·cu·a·ble, adjective
- un·res·cued, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for rescue
/ (ˈrɛskjuː) /
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
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
Origin of rescue
1Derived forms of rescue
- rescuable, adjective
- rescuer, noun
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