rescue
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(noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind" or "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" |
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Synonyms: deliverance, delivery, saving |
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Related Words: liberation, lifesaving, reclamation, recovery, redemption, reformation, release, retrieval, salvage, salvation, search and rescue mission |
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(verb) take forcibly from legal custody, as of prisoners |
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Related Words: take |
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(verb) free from harm or evil |
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Synonyms: deliver |
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Related Words: bring through, carry through, pull through, relieve, reprieve, salvage, salve, save, save |
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