rescue
rescue Lexical Profile
rescue Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An act of saving or being saved from danger, distress, or a difficult situation.
"The coast guard carried out a daring rescue during the severe winter storm."
A domestic animal, such as a dog or cat, that has been saved from abuse, neglect, or abandonment and placed in a shelter or adopted into a new home.
"Our newest dog is a gentle rescue from the local animal shelter."
• verb
To save someone or something from a dangerous, harmful, or distressing situation.
"Firefighters worked quickly to rescue the family trapped on the upper floor."
To keep an organization, project, or asset from failing, being lost, or falling into ruin.
"A group of local investors stepped in to rescue the historic theater from bankruptcy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'rescuen', borrowed from Old French 'rescoure' ('to rescue, recover'), which derives from Vulgar Latin '*reexcutere', a compound of 're-' (again) and Latin 'excutere' ('to shake off, drive away').