rescue

[ˈɹɛs.kjuː]

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rescuing - rescue

A rescue is when someone or something is saved from a difficult or bad situation. It's like being pulled out of trouble.

When we talk about rescuing, usually it means that someone is doing the saving, like a firefighter who rescues people from a burning building. But rescuing can also be done by ordinary people in their everyday lives. For example, if you see a friend struggling with a heavy bag on the train and you offer to carry it for them, that's kind of like rescuing them too. In both cases, the main idea is that someone is helping out or saving someone from an unpleasant situation.

How common is "rescue"?

Word rescue is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
A liberation, freeing.
The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
Example: The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders
A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
A rescuee.
Example: The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues.

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verb

To save from any violence, danger or evil.
Example: The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
Example: to rescue a prisoner from the enemy.
To recover forcibly.
To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
Example: Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

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Real examples of "rescuing" in context

Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

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collapse moving sand outward from the center. There's a lot of complexity in rescuing people

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