Rescue

  • 11Rescue — Res cue (r[e^]s k[ u]), 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,… …

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  • 12Rescue — Album par Silverstein Sortie 26 avril 2011 Genre rock, screamo Albums de Silverstein …

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  • 13rescue — [n] saving from danger deliverance, delivery, disembarrassment, disentanglement, emancipation, exploit, extrication, feat, heroics, heroism, liberation, performance, ransom, reclaiming, reclamation, recovering, recovery, redemption, release,… …

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  • 14rescue — [res′kyo͞o] vt. rescued, rescuing [ME rescuen < OFr rescourre < re , again + escorre, to shake, move < L excutere, to shake off, drive away < ex , off + quatere, to shake: see QUASH2] 1. to free or save from danger, imprisonment, evil …

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  • 15rescue — rescue. См. плазмидная помощь. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 16rescue — c.1300 (n. and v.), from stem of O.Fr. rescourre, from re , intensive prefix, + escourre to cast off, discharge, from L. excutere to shake off, drive away, from ex out + cutere, combining form of quatere to shake (see QUASH (Cf. quash)) …

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  • 17rescue — ► VERB (rescues, rescued, rescuing) ▪ save from a dangerous or distressing situation. ► NOUN ▪ an act of rescuing or being rescued. DERIVATIVES rescuable adjective rescuer noun …

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  • 18rescue — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic ▪ daring ▪ emergency ▪ attempted ▪ successful ▪ …

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  • 19rescue — ▪ I. rescue res‧cue 1 [ˈreskjuː] verb [transitive] COMMERCE to save a company, country, or economic system that is in danger of failing, for example because of financial problems: • The fund is aimed at rescuing financially troubled companies. •… …

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  • 20rescue — 01. The Coast Guard made a daring [rescue] of 3 fisherman whose boat was sinking in rough seas off the coast of Newfoundland this morning. 02. A local boy is a hero today after [rescuing] his sister from their burning home in Fairfield. 03. Crews …

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