rescuing
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Noun
rescuing noun
- The act of effecting a rescue.
Verb
rescuing verb
- To save from any violence, danger or evil.“The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.”
- To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.“to rescue a prisoner from the enemy.”
- To recover forcibly.
- To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
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liberatereleaseunshackleuntierecaptureretakeredeemsavedeliverfreepull out of the firesave the daysavingdeliverancedeliverylife-savingsalvaginglifesaving
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