Look up: rescue

1. rescue
   [n] - recovery or preservation from loss or danger 2. [v] - free from harm or evil 3. [v] - take forcibly from legal custody, as of prisoners
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2. rescue
   emergency assistance and the saving of life by the rapid extrication of persons trapped beneath debris or in damaged buildings, rendering immediate first aid to such trapped persons or persons so released and sending them to safety and for further treatment Category: Management in the public and private sector
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3. Rescue
   Res'cue transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rescued (-k?d); present participle & verbal noun Rescuing .] [ Middle English rescopuen , Old French rescourre , resc...
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4. Rescue
   Res'cue noun [ From Rescue , v. ; confer Rescous .] 1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. « Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot.» Sh...
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5. rescue
   1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. 'Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot.' (Shak) ... 2. The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained. The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment. ... The ...
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6. rescue
   deliverance noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger; `work is the deliverance of mankind`; `a surgeon`s job is the saving of lives`
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7. rescue
   to assist someone who is in danger
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8. Rescue
   • (v.) The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. • (v.) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy. • (v.) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained. • (v.) The forcible liberation ...
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9. Rescue
   to do something, knowingly and willfully, for the purpose of freeing someone from custody, or to aid and assist someone in escaping from custody. A forcible setting at liberty against law of a person duly arrested. The person who rescues the prisoner is called the rescuer. If the rescued prisoner we...
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10. Rescue
    `Rescue` refers to responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury during an incident or dangerous situation. Tools used might include search dogs, search and rescue horses, helicopters, the "Jaws of Life", and other hydraulic cutting and spreading to...
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11. Rescue
    (British Archaeological Trust) `Rescue, the British Archaeological Trust` is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom, "committed to the protection, conservation, recording and interpretation of archaeological evidence". Rescue was founded in 1971 as a pressure group, campaig...
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12. Rescue
    (group) `Rescue` is a Christian a cappella quartet of musical performers operating out of Gresham, OR. The group started as a quartet in 1996 consisting of Jason Overstreet, Jason McKenney, Chad Krober, and Matt Lusk and released their first album in 1999. Tim Storms, who set a Guinness World...
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13. Rescue
    (video game) `Rescue` is a computer game published by Mastertronic in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. It was written by Ste Cork and Tiny Williams. Plot: The purpose of the game is to rescue the correct scientist and the "ultimate experiment". The player must then guide the scienti...
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14. Rescue
    (TV series) `Rescue` was a 13-part documentary series created and directed by Cameraman Paul Berriff. It focused on the air-sea rescue work of "Rescue 137", a Sea King belonging to 202 Sqn, Royal Air Force in and around their base at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland and the North Se...
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15. Rescue
    (KAT-TUN song) "`Rescue`" is the tenth single by Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN, and their fourth single from their fourth studio album, Break the Records: By You & For You. It was released on March 11, 2009 and became the group`s tenth consecutive number one single on the Or...
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16. Rescue
    (Silverstein album) `Rescue` is the fifth studio album by the Canadian post-hardcore band accessdate=2011-03-05-->--> the first full length album to be released through Hopeless Records. Background information: Rescue contains two songs from the band`s previously released EP alb...
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17. Rescue
    (band) `Rescue` are a five-piece alternative rock-folk band from St Albans in the United Kingdom. They began in 2009 and have toured Hertfordshire and London to much acclaim, including two headline slots at the 2008 UK Music Pub of the Year, The Horn. On the 6 February, the band released thei...
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18. Rescue
    (TV program) `Rescue` is a reality and documentary TV program created by GMA News and Public Affairs for GMA Network. It is hosted by broadcast journalist, Arnold Clavio. The show features actual footages of raids, rescue operations of emergency response teams, on-site accidents, and n...
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