Word of the Day.

rescue   

 

Function: verb [with object]

Inflected forms:
rescues; rescued; rescuing

Meaning:
: to save (someone or something) from danger or harm
Example:
<The survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard.>

Note: Rescue is often followed by from.
Example:
<A fireman rescued three children from the burning building.>

Note: Rescue is sometimes used figuratively.
Example:
<She rescued an old chair from the trash.>

Derived form:
rescuer noun [count]
Plural: rescuers
Example:
<Rescuers struggled to free the young man from the car wreck.>