rescue
To save from any violence, danger or evil.
Example
“The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.”
Other meanings
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.
Synonyms
- deliver
Related words
- rescuable
- unrescued
- rescuee
- rescuer
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "rescoure".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rescue” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.