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rescue
[ res-kyoo ]
verb (used with object)
- to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty: She rescued me from an awkward conversation.
The police were able to rescue the hostages in time.
She rescued me from an awkward conversation.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
- Law. to liberate or take by forcible or illegal means from lawful custody.
noun
- the act of rescuing.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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: breed-specific rescues.
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!
adjective
- 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.
rescue
/ ˈɛː /
verb
- 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
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ, noun
- ˈܲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- c·· adjective
- cܱ· adjective
- c· noun
- ԴDz·cܱ noun
- ܲȴ-cܱ adjective
- un·c·· adjective
- ܲ·cܱ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rescue1
Example Sentences
Militiamen have been accused of running detention centres where migrants are beaten to death or starved, and the Libyan coastguard is accused of sometimes filming people in the sea rather than rescuing them.
On his phone, Adam showed me a video of the room, filmed by a colleague minutes after he was rescued.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch also released new images of the incident, which resulted in fires and a rescue operation which saved 36 crew from both vessels.
Countries around the world have sent aid and rescue teams to Myanmar since the quake, but poor infrastructure and an ongoing civil war has complicated relief efforts.
When we visited, rescue efforts had not even begun at the building and there was no sign they would start soon.
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