🛟rescue

verb
/ˈrɛskjuː/

Meaning

to save someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation
to save someone or something from danger or harm

Example Sentences

Firefighters rescued the child from the burning building.

The firefighters rescued the cat from the tree.

Example Expressions

come to the rescue

Synonyms

save, recover, free, deliver, retrieve, help, liberate
Entry 1
save, recover, free, deliver, retrieve
Entry 2
save, help, free, liberate

Antonyms

abandon, endanger, trap, harm
Entry 1
abandon, endanger, trap
Entry 2
abandon, endanger, harm

Collocations

rescue team, rescue mission, rescue operation, emergency rescue, rescue workers, dramatic rescue, successful rescue
Entry 1
rescue team, rescue mission, rescue operation, emergency rescue
Entry 2
rescue operation, rescue mission, rescue team, rescue workers, dramatic rescue, successful rescue

More Example Sentences

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float

A firefighter rescues a cat from a tall tree in the neighborhood park after a worried owner calls for help and the fire truck arrives within minutes carrying a long ladder

A firefighter rescues a cat from a tall tree in the neighborhood park after a worried owner calls for help and the fire truck arrives within minutes carrying a long ladder that reaches the highest branch easily

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves reaching the swimmer within seconds

A firefighter rescues a cat from a tall tree in the neighborhood park after a worried owner calls for help and the fire truck arrives within minutes carrying a long ladder that reaches the highest branch easily while the whole neighborhood watches and cheers

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves reaching the swimmer within seconds and pulls him safely back to the shore

A firefighter rescues a cat from a tall tree in the neighborhood park after a worried owner calls for help and the fire truck arrives within minutes carrying a long ladder that reaches the highest branch easily while the whole neighborhood watches and cheers as the cat is brought down safely

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves reaching the swimmer within seconds and pulls him safely back to the shore where a paramedic checks his condition and confirms he is fine

A firefighter rescues a cat from a tall tree in the neighborhood park after a worried owner calls for help and the fire truck arrives within minutes carrying a long ladder that reaches the highest branch easily while the whole neighborhood watches and cheers as the cat is brought down safely and returned to its grateful owner, who promises to keep it indoors.

Related Vocabularies

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to move steadily and continuously in a current or stream
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to criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

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