rescue
verb [T] /ˈres.kjuː/Definition
B1 to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation: The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat. The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy.Preserving and savingDefending and protecting rescuer /-ər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] › Two of the rescuers died in a second earthquake.Preserving and savingDefending and protecting
/-ɚ/ noun [C] › Two of the rescuers died in a second earthquake.Preserving and savingDefending and protecting(Definition of rescue verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a knight in shining armour idiom
- conserve verb
- deliver verb (SAVE)
- guardian angel noun
- keep sth up phrasal verb
- life-saver noun (WATER)
- life-saving noun
- lifeguard noun
- maintain verb (KEEP IN GOOD CONDITION)
- pluck verb (REMOVE)
- reclaim verb
- recycled adjective
- reprocess verb
- salvation noun
- save sb's bacon/neck idiom
- save verb (MAKE SAFE)
- save your own skin/hide idiom
- saved by the bell idiom
- spare verb (AVOID)
- sustain verb (CONTINUE)
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Preserving and saving
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