VDict - Definition of rescue

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rescue

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Noun

recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives

Verb

take forcibly from legal custody
- rescue prisoners

free from harm or evil

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Synonyms:
deliverance delivery saving deliver

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Words contain "rescue":
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