Rescue
/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Rescue
noun
- An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
- A liberation, freeing.
- The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
"The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"
- A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
- A rescuee.
"The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues."
verb
- To save from any violence, danger or evil.
"The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche."
- To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
"to rescue a prisoner from the enemy."
- To recover forcibly.
- To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
- To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
"Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls."
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SYNONYMS
liberatereleaseunshackleuntierecaptureretakeredeemsavedeliverfreepull out of the firesave the day
ANTONYMS
abandonignorearrestcaptureenslaveincarceratebindconstricthamperinhibitobstructprecludekidnapcorruptdeprave