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Rescue
Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury during an incident or dangerous situation.
Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue horses, helicopters, the “jaws of life”, and other hydraulic cutting and spreading tools used to extricate individuals from wrecked vehicles. Rescue operations are sometimes supported by special vehicles such as fire department’s or EMS heavy rescue vehicle.
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Save (noun)
In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
“The goaltender made a great save.”
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Save (noun)
When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead.
“Jones retired seven to earn the save.”
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Save (noun)
A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
“The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.”
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Save (noun)
The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
“If you’re hit by a power cut, you’ll lose all of your changes since your last save.”
“The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.”
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Save (noun)
A saving throw.
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Save (verb)
To prevent harm or difficulty.
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Save (verb)
To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
“She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.”
“We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.”
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Save (verb)
To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
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Save (verb)
To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
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Save (verb)
To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
“Jesus Christ came to save sinners.”
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Save (verb)
To put aside, to avoid.
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Save (verb)
To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
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Save (verb)
To store for future use.
“Let’s save the packaging in case we need to send the product back.”
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Save (verb)
To wasting of.
“Save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave the room.”
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Save (verb)
To obviate or make unnecessary.
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Save (verb)
To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
“Where did I save that document? I can’t find it on the desktop.”
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Save (verb)
To economize or avoid waste.
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Save (preposition)
Except; with the exception of.
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Save (conjunction)
unless; except
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Rescue (verb)
To save from any violence, danger or evil.
“The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.”
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Rescue (verb)
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
“to rescue a prisoner from the enemy.”
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Rescue (verb)
To recover forcibly.
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Rescue (verb)
To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
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Rescue (verb)
To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
“Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.”
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Rescue (verb)
To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
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Rescue (noun)
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
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Rescue (noun)
A liberation, freeing.
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Rescue (noun)
The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
“The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders”
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Rescue (noun)
A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
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Rescue (noun)
A rescuee.
“The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues.”