Sekirov Dictionary

rescue

/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/

noun 6
verb 9
forms 3
phrases 1

noun6

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an event in which someone or something in danger is brought to safety
- Guests marveled that they kept making more rescues. — 2023
A liberation, freeing.
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The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril.
- The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders
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A rescuee.
- The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues.
The act of unlawfully freeing a person, or confiscated goods, from custody.
A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded.

verb9

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To save from any violence, danger or evil.
- The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
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(figurative) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
- Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
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To salvage and restore something that has been discarded.
- I rescued a set of antique dining chairs.
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To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in cooking.
- The cook rescued the sauce after it began to curdle.
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(figurative) To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
- Jews rescued some normalcy from increasingly difficult times by assuaging their constant Angst in the family and community and making do with less. — 1999
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To adopt (an animal).
- We rescued a dog, Dylan, which would begin my lifelong love of animals, especially dogs. — 2018
To restore a particular trait in an organism that was lost or altered, especially where this loss was as the consequence of some experimental manipulation.
To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.

forms

rescued · rescuing · rescues

Phrases with rescue

come to someone's rescue
To rescue (or save) someone from further harm.

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