Rescue word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "rescue" word

[noun] recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
[verb] take forcibly from legal custody, as of prisoners
[verb] free from harm or evil

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\Res"cue\ (r?s"k?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rescued} (-k?d);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rescuing}.] [OE. rescopuen, OF. rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; L. pref. re- re- + excutere to shake or drive out; ex out + quatere to shake. See {Qtash} to crush, {Rercussion}.] 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.
\Res"cue\ (r?s"k?), n. [From {Rescue}, v.; cf. {Rescous}.] 1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. --Shak. 2. (Law)
(a) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained.
(b) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment.
(c) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy. --Bouvier. The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods. --Blackstone. {Rescue grass}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass ({Ceratochloa unioloides}) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.

Synonyms for rescue

deliver, deliverance, delivery, saving

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Let's analyse "rescue" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EUCSER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-. . ... -.-. ..- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: rescue: 5 + 3 + 5 = 13, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: rescue: 9 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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