rescue
[verb]
Synonyms:
- save, deliver, get out, liberate, recover, redeem, release, salvage
[noun]
Synonyms:
- liberation, deliverance, recovery, redemption, release, salvage, salvation, saving

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Related Words: emancipate, free, liberate, manumit, release, conserve, preserve, disembarrass, disentangle, extricate, recover, regain, retrieve, buy, ransom, redeem

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English Thesaurus: rescue, come to the rescue/sb’s rescue, save, pick somebody up, bail somebody out, ...

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I. res‧cue¹ S3 W3 /ˈreskjuː/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: rescourre, from escourre 'to shake out', from Latin excutere]
to save someone or something from a situation of danger or harm:
Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter.
rescue somebody/something from somebody/something
She died trying to rescue her children from the blaze.
—rescuer noun [countable]

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II. rescue² noun [uncountable and countable]

1. when someone or something is rescued from danger:
a daring rescue at sea
rescue of
Storms delayed the rescue of the crash victims.
Rescue workers arrived at the scene two hours later.
rescue mission/operation
The rescue operation proved successful.

2. come to the/sb’s rescue
a) to save someone who is in a dangerous situation:
A lifeboat came to the yachtsman’s rescue.
b) to help someone who is having problems or difficulties:
Carol’s brother came to the rescue and sent her $1000.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rescue
noun
ADJ. dramatic | daring | attempted | air-sea, mountain, sea | financial
VERB + RESCUE attempt Her own boat capsized after she attempted a rescue.
come/go/rush to No one came to their rescue until the following day.
RESCUE + NOUN attempt, effort, mission, operation | party, team, unit a mountain rescue team
service | worker | work | boat, helicopter, vehicle, vessel | centre an animal rescue centre
bid, package, plan, scheme a financial rescue package for the company
PREP. to sb's/the ~ Her wails of distress brought him running from the house, like a knight to the rescue.
~ from his rescue from a burning building
PHRASES fire and rescue New Zealand fire and rescue services carried out several extensive searches for survivors.
search and rescue The navy are on a search and rescue mission.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rescue to remove someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation:
Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people from the building.
Will you rescue me if I get stuck talking to Sam?
come to the rescue/sb’s rescue to come and rescue or help someone:
It was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately Paul came to the rescue.
Several people saw I was in trouble, but no one came to my rescue.
save to prevent someone from being killed, harmed, or losing something, or to make it possible for something to continue:
Wearing a seat belt can help save your life.
They saved the hospital from closure.
If you break down in the desert, there is no one there to save you.
pick somebody up to rescue someone from a dangerous place by taking them away in a boat or aircraft:
A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast.
They spent the night near the top of the mountain, before being picked up by a helicopter.
bail somebody out to rescue a person, company etc from a difficult situation, by providing them with the money they need:
A number of state-owned enterprises have been bailed out by the central bank.
He owed thousands of pounds and his mother had to bail him out.
a dramatic rescue
A woman is in hospital following a dramatic rescue from her blazing flat.
a daring rescue
The lifeboat crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast.
attempt/mount a rescue (=try to rescue someone)
The stormy conditions made it impossible to mount a rescue.
a rescue attempt/effort
One fire fighter was severely burned in the rescue attempt.
a rescue operation/mission
A major rescue operation was launched yesterday after two divers were reported missing.
a rescue worker
Rescue workers are searching through the rubble for survivors.
a rescue team
He was still conscious when the rescue team arrived.
a rescue helicopter/boat/ship
A rescue helicopter is on its way.
a rescue plan/package (=plan to save a company, economy etc that is in trouble)
They drew up a rescue plan that involved restructuring the firm.

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