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- pronunciation:
- re
skyu
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rescues, rescuing, rescued |
| definition: |
When someone rescues a person, animal, or plant, they get them away from something very dangerous or bad.
Kevin's father rescued a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest.The firefighters were able to rescue all of the people from the burning house.Laila rescued her phone just as it was about to fall in the water.- synonyms:
- free, help, save
- similar words:
- relieve
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| related words: |
prompt, release, spare |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A rescue is an act of saving a person, animal, or thing from danger or from a terrible situation.
The rescue of the child in the river was shown on TV.- similar words:
- relief
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| definition 2: |
If you call the rescue, you call the team of people who will help in saving a person or animal from danger or a harmful situation.
The family called the rescue when they found a stray dog caught in an old metal fence. |
| derivations: |
rescuable (adj.), rescuer (n.) |
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