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Rescues

noun
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounAn act or episode of rescuing, saving.
2.nounA liberation, freeing.
3.nounThe forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
"The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"
4.nounA special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
5.nounA rescuee.
"The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues."
6.verbTo save from any violence, danger or evil.
"The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche."
7.verbTo free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
"to rescue a prisoner from the enemy."
8.verbTo recover forcibly.
9.verbTo deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
10.verbTo remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
"Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls."
11.verbTo achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

Synonyms

liberatereleaseunshackleuntierecaptureretakeredeemsavedeliverfreepull out of the firesave the day

Antonyms

abandonignorearrestcaptureenslaveincarceratebindconstricthamperinhibitobstructpreclude

Rhymes With

peruseabuserefuseinfusediffusefuseexcuseooze
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