Definition of Rescue in English :

Define Rescue in English

Rescue meaning in English

Meaning of Rescue in English

Pronunciation of Rescue in English

Rescue pronunciation in English

Pronounce Rescue in English

Rescue

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Noun

1. deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Example Sentences:
'work is the deliverance of mankind'
'a surgeon's job is the saving of lives'

Verb

2. deliver, rescue

free from harm or evil

3. rescue

take forcibly from legal custody

Example Sentences:
'rescue prisoners'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rescue

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verb -cues, -cuing or -cued (transitive)
1. 
to bring (someone or something) out of danger, attack, harm, etc; deliver or save
2. 
to free (a person) from legal custody by force
3. law
to seize (goods or property) by force
noun
4. 
a. 
the act or an instance of rescuing
b. 
(as modifier)
a rescue party
5. 
the forcible removal of a person from legal custody
6. law
the forcible seizure of goods or property

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Rescue

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrescued or ˈrescuing
1. 
to free or save from danger, imprisonment, evil, etc.
2.  Law
to take (a person or thing) out of legal custody by force
noun
3. 
the act or an instance of rescuing; deliverance

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Rescue

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tr.v. res·cued, res·cu·ing, res·cues
1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save. See Synonyms at save1.
2. Law To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
n.
1. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.
2. Law The criminal offense of removing a person or property.

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