English noun: rescue | |||
1. | rescue (act) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | ||
Samples | Work is the deliverance of mankind. A surgeon's job is the saving of lives. | ||
Synonyms | deliverance, delivery, saving | ||
Broader (hypernym) | recovery, retrieval | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lifesaving, reclamation, redemption, reformation, salvage, salvage, salvation, salvation, search and rescue mission | ||
English verb: rescue | |||
1. | rescue (social) free from harm or evil | ||
Synonyms | deliver | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring through, carry through, pull through, save | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | relieve, reprieve, salvage, salve, save | ||
2. | rescue (possession) take forcibly from legal custody | ||
Samples | Rescue prisoners. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | take | ||