Definitions and Synonyms of rescue | Another word for rescue | What is rescue?
Definition 1: recovery or preservation from loss or danger - [noun denoting act]Samples where rescue or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
Synonyms for rescue in the sense of this definition
(rescue is a kind of ...) the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
(... is a kind of rescue ) saving the lives of drowning persons
"he took a course in lifesaving" (... is a kind of rescue ) (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
(... is a kind of rescue ) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
"the reclamation of delinquent children" (... is a kind of rescue ) the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
(... is a kind of rescue ) the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
(... is a kind of rescue ) saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
"the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" (... is a kind of rescue ) a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
Samples where rescue or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
Synonyms for rescue in the sense of this definition
(rescue is a kind of ...) the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
(... is a kind of rescue ) saving the lives of drowning persons
"he took a course in lifesaving"(... is a kind of rescue ) (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
(... is a kind of rescue ) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
"the reclamation of delinquent children"(... is a kind of rescue ) the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
(... is a kind of rescue ) the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
(... is a kind of rescue ) saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
"the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"(... is a kind of rescue ) a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
Definition 2: take forcibly from legal custody - [verb of possession]Samples where rescue or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- rescue prisoners
(rescue is a kind of ...) take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics" "The army took the fort on the hill"
Samples where rescue or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- rescue prisoners