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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 | ||
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