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- pronunciation:
- re
skyu
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
| inflections: |
rescues, rescuing, rescued |
| definition: |
to free or save.
The firefighters rescued three people from the burning building.- synonyms:
- deliver, free, help, liberate, salvage, save
- similar words:
- bail out, emancipate, loose, redeem, relieve
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| related words: |
deliver, prompt, release, salvage, spare |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of delivering from danger, harm, or other bad situations.
His rescue of the drowning puppy was shown on TV.- synonyms:
- salvage
- similar words:
- relief, salvation
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| derivations: |
rescuable (adj.), rescuer (n.) |
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