The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
verb To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
verb To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.
verb To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
verb To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
verb To restore a particular trait in an organism that was lost or altered, especially where this loss was as the consequence of some experimental manipulation.
verb To salvage and restore something that has been discarded.
I rescued a set of antique dining chairs.
verb To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in cooking.
The cook rescued the sauce after it began to curdle.