rescue
[ res-kyoo ]
/ ˈrɛs kyu /
verb (used with object), res·cued, res·cu·ing.
to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
Law.
to liberate or take by forcible or illegal means from lawful custody.
noun
the act of rescuing.
adjective
of or relating to someone or something trained or equipped to rescue: a rescue dog.
Origin of rescue
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British Dictionary definitions for rescue
rescue
/ (ˈrɛskjuː) /
verb -cues, -cuing or -cued (tr)
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 of rescue
rescuable, adjective rescuer, nounWord Origin for rescue
C14:
rescowen, from Old French
rescourre, from
re- +
escourre to pull away, from Latin
excutere to shake off, from
quatere to shake