Rescue — Defs

01 v. t. To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state o…

imp. & p. p. Rescued; p. pr. & vb. n. Rescuing

1.
To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction.
“Had I been seized by a hungry lion, I would have been a breakfast to the best, Rather than have false Proteus rescue me.” — Shak.

Syn. To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; release; save.

02 n. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation.

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.(Law)
“The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods.” — Blackstone.

Phrases & compounds

Rescue grass — A tall grass (Ceratochloa unioloides) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.