rescue

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: fescue, resue, escue, rescu

Antonyms: fescue, resue, escue, rescu

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. To [[save]] from any [[violence]], [[danger]] or [[evil]].
2. To [[free]] or [[liberate]] from [[confinement]] or other physical [[restraint]].
3. To [[recover]] forcibly, especially from a [[siege]].
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To [[remove]] or [[withdraw]] from a state of exposure to evil and [[sin]].
5. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
6. {{lb|en|biology|genetics}} To [[restore]] a particular [[trait]] in an [[organism]] that was lost or altered, especially where this loss was as the consequence of some experimental [[manipulation]].
7. To [[salvage]] and [[restore]] something that has been [[discarded]].
8. To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in [[cooking]].
9. To [[adopt]] (an animal).

Noun

1. An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
2. A [[liberation]], freeing.
3. {{lb|en|law|largely|_|obsolete}} The act of unlawfully freeing a person, or confiscated goods, from [[custody]].
4. The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril.
5. A special airliner [[flight]] to bring home passengers who are stranded.
6. A [[rescuee]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|city|s/California}}.

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