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   rescue

   /ˈrɛskjuː/

   verb

   • 1. save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation: "firemen rescued a man trapped in the river" Similar savesave from dangersave the life ofcome to the aid ofset freefreereleaseliberateextricateget someone outdeliverredeemransomemancipaterelievebail someone outbring someone offinformal:save someone's baconsave someone's necksave someone's skinOpposite endangerjeopardizeimprisonabandon
   • ▪ keep from being lost or abandoned; retrieve: "he got out of his chair to rescue his cup of coffee" Similar retrieverecoversalvageget backpick upgather upscoop up

   noun

   • 1. an act of saving or being saved from danger or difficulty: "the dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners"
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a domestic animal that has been removed from a situation of abuse or neglect by a welfare organization: "adopting a rescue cat may be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do"
   • ▪ denoting the emergency excavation of archaeological sites threatened by imminent building or road development: "they have not always been keen to organize rescue excavations to investigate these sites"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rescoure from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + excutere ‘shake out, discard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rescuable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • E

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   • U

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   • E

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