Defenition of the word rescue
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Defenition of the word rescue
- Act of rescuing from a danger.
- To free from harm or evil.
- take forcibly from legal custody, as of prisoners
- free from harm or evil
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind" or "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon''s job is the saving of lives"
- take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- take forcibly from legal custody
Synonyms for the word rescue
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- deliver
- deliverance
- delivery
- saving
Hyponyms for the word rescue
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- lifesaving
- reclamation
- redemption
- reformation
- relieve
- reprieve
- salvage
- salvation
- salve
- save
- search and rescue mission
Hypernyms for the word rescue
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- bring through
- carry through
- pull through
- recovery
- retrieval
- save
- take
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