"rescue" meaning in All languages combined

See rescue on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈreskjuː/ Audio: en-us-rescue.ogg [US] Forms: rescue [singular], rescues [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A rescue is a saving of someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-rescue-en-noun-K0RqnBzM
  2. A rescue is a freeing of someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-rescue-en-noun-X7FgIosr

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈreskjuː/ Audio: en-us-rescue.ogg [US] Forms: rescue [canonical], rescues [third-person, singular], rescued [past], rescued [past, participle], rescuing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|rescu|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you rescue someone, you save them from any violence, emergency, or evil. Synonyms: free, deliver
    Sense id: simple-rescue-en-verb-WylGpqDp
  2. If you rescue someone, you free them from a prison or some other physical restraint. Synonyms: liberate, release, unshackle
    Sense id: simple-rescue-en-verb-vQgsBol2
  3. If you rescue something, you take it back using force. Synonyms: recapture, retake
    Sense id: simple-rescue-en-verb-9AZGyN~W
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          "text": "The lifeguard jumped into the swimming pool to rescue the drowning woman."
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          "word": "ignore"
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          "word": "enslave"
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        {
          "word": "incarcerate"
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          "word": "bind"
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        {
          "word": "constrict"
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          "word": "hamper"
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          "word": "enslave"
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        {
          "word": "incarcerate"
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          "word": "bind"
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          "word": "constrict"
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          "word": "hamper"
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          "word": "inhibit"
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