rescue (n.)

  1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger; work is the deliverance of mankind; a surgeons job is the saving of lives

    [ Syn: deliverance , delivery , saving ]

    rescue (v.)

  1. free from harm or evil

    [ Syn: deliver ]

  2. take forcibly from legal custody; rescue prisoners'

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