All rescue synonyms
resΒ·cue
R r noun rescue
- leg up β either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- freedom β the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- manumission β the act of manumitting.
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- expiation β The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
- elopement β The act of eloping.
- hegira β Islam. Hijra.
- enfranchisement β The act of enfranchising.
- deliverance β Deliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil.
- ambulance β An ambulance is a vehicle for taking people to and from hospital.
- fadeout β A gradual disappearance.
- ministration β the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- extrication β The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- ministrations β the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- delivery β Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- elusion β The act of eluding.
- citizenship β If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
- awol β If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- abolitionism β the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
- elusiveness β The state of being elusive.
- awols β a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- eschewal β The act of eschewing.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
verb rescue
- manumit β to release from slavery or servitude.
- disenthralled β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- catch up β If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
- lifeboat β a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- make with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- disenthralling β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- extricate β Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
- deliver β If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- defuse β If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
- buy out β If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- liberate β to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- amnestied β a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- get the hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- bailed β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- bail out β If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- disimprison β to release from imprisonment.
- bailing β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- differencing β the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- disenthrall β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.