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.