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rescue
verb
-
rescue
,
rescuing
,
rescues
,
rescued
to
save
someone
or
something
from
a
dangerous
or
difficult
situation
•
Firefighters
rushed
to
rescue
the
family
trapped
on
the
balcony
.
Firefighters
rushed
to
rescue
the
family
trapped
on
the
balcony
.
•
A
lifeguard
dived
into
the
pool
to
rescue
the
drowning
boy
.
A
lifeguard
dived
into
the
pool
to
rescue
the
drowning
boy
.
Middle
English
‘
rescuen
’,
from
Old
French
‘
rescoure
’
meaning
“
to
save
,
protect
,”
based
on
Latin
‘
re-
’ (
again
)
+
‘
scutare
’ (
to
protect
).
cue
verb
-
cue
,
cueing
,
cues
,
cued
To
give
someone
a
signal
to
begin
speaking
,
playing
,
or
doing
something
.
•
The
stage
manager
cued
the
lights
exactly
at
eight
o'clock
.
The
stage
manager
cued
the
lights
exactly
at
eight
o'clock
.
•
Please
cue
the
music
when
the
bride
enters
the
hall
.
Please
cue
the
music
when
the
bride
enters
the
hall
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
“
a
signal
,”
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
early
20th
century
.
