rescue

noun

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

verb

To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
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.
Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

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