Rescue - English meaning

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Usage examples:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Usage examples:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Usage examples:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Usage examples:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

phrasal verb

Scoop water out of a boat or ship.

Usage examples:

The first priority is to bail out the boat with buckets

phrasal verb

Make an emergency parachute descent from an aircraft.

Usage examples:

Chief arp asked the pilot for parachutes so we could bail out.

phrasal verb

Rescue someone or something from a difficulty.

Usage examples:

The state will not bail out loss-making enterprises

verb

Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address.

Usage examples:

The products should be delivered on time

verb

Bring to a destination

verb

To take goods, letters, or packages to people’s houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] we had the pizza delivered., [ t ] we call our pharmacy with the doctor’s prescription and as…

noun

The action of being rescued or set free.

Usage examples:

Prayers for deliverance

noun

The state of being saved from a painful or bad experience

Usage examples:

We pray for deliverance from our sins., the families hoped for the safe deliverance of their husban…

noun

The action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods.

Usage examples:

Allow up to 28 days for delivery

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people's houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company gets two deliveries a day., [ u ] you can pay for the rug on delivery (= when it …

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place

Usage examples:

Please allow 14 days for delivery., mail/parcel/postal delivery, a delivery driver/truck/van, on de…

verb

Set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.

Usage examples:

The people were emancipated from the shackles of oppression

verb

To free a person from another person’s control

noun

The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

Usage examples:

The social and political emancipation of women

noun

The act of freeing a person from another person's control

Usage examples:

Emancipation from slavery

verb

Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He was trying to extricate himself from official duties

verb

Release from entanglement or difficulty

noun

The act of removing something or someone from a place or setting them free with difficulty

Usage examples:

Specially trained firefighters perform vehicle extrications (= helping people out of damaged vehicl…

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb

Without cost or payment.

Usage examples:

Ladies were admitted free

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adjective

Not or no longer confined or imprisoned.

Usage examples:

The researchers set the birds free

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Usage examples:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

The action of helping someone to do something.

Usage examples:

I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation

Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.

Usage examples:

Help! i'm drowning!

verb

Set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.

Usage examples:

The serfs had been liberated

verb

To release someone from control, duties, limits, or prison

Usage examples:

Muoz rivera helped liberate puerto rico from spain., liberated nations/people, summer vacation mean…

noun

The action of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.

Usage examples:

The liberation of all political prisoners

noun

An occasion when something or someone is released or made free

Usage examples:

The liberation of france from nazi occupation, leaving school was such a liberation for me., the wo…

noun

A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.

Usage examples:

The kidnappers demanded a ransom

verb

Obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom.

Usage examples:

The lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed

verb

Compensate for the faults or bad aspects of.

Usage examples:

A disappointing debate redeemed only by an outstanding speech

verb

Exchange or buy back for money; under threat

verb

To improve yourself, or to take action to improve the way other people think of you or something you have done

Usage examples:

After his poor performance in the golf tournament two weeks before, he was determined to redeem him…

noun

The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

Usage examples:

God's plans for the redemption of his world

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

noun

A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

Usage examples:

Much to her relief, she saw the door open

noun

A feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended

Usage examples:

She breathed a sigh of relief when she finished her exams., aspirin may give you some relief., disa…

noun

Financial help that is given to people, companies, or countries that cannot pay their taxes or debts

Usage examples:

All of the more than 3 million people who file income taxes in virginia will be eligible for the $1…

verb

Cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious.

Usage examples:

The drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain

verb

Save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.

Usage examples:

Firemen rescued a man trapped in the river

noun

An act of saving or being saved from danger or difficulty.

Usage examples:

The dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners

verb

Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

They brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy

noun

(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring.

Usage examples:

The keeper made a great save

preposition

Other than; except for.

Usage examples:

No one needed to know save herself

noun

An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.

Usage examples:

This resulted in a considerable saving in development costs

adjective

Preventing waste of a particular resource.

Usage examples:

Innovative money-saving ideas for students

preposition

With the exception of; except.

idiom

Grant freedom to