Meaning of rescue In English

• 0 to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation:

  • The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.

  • The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy.

• 1 the act of helping someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation:

  • Lifeboats carry out many rescues every month.

  • We huddled together on the cliff ledge, waiting for rescue.

  • I didn't know anybody at the party, but the hostess came to my rescue (= helped me out of a difficult situation) by introducing me to a few people.

• 2 A rescue animal is one that has been taken from a situation where it was not cared for or was treated badly and has been given a home:

  • I'm determined our next dog is going to be a rescue animal.

  • We encourage people to consider taking an older rescue cat.

  • Supplies and rescue dogs were prevented from reaching the earthquake-hit region.

  • Vets treated rescue animals for pain and exhaustion during the search.

• 3 to save someone or something from a dangerous, harmful, or difficult situation:

  • Medical teams immediately rushed in to rescue persons trapped in buildings and give medical aid.

• 4 to save a person, company, economy, etc. from financial failure:

  • The government is under pressure to rescue people who lost their pensions in the banking crisis.

  • These are desperate measures aimed at rescuing a sinking economy.

  • rescue sb/sth from sth The company was rescued from administration by the Government two years ago.

• 5 the saving of someone or something from financial failure :

  • The rescue of the banks by government will work only if it restores economic growth.

  • An Indian company came to the rescue with a ten million dollar investment.

  • a rescue plan/strategy

  • a rescue effort/attempt