rescue-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: free or save from harm, evil, or captivity

Examples:
I rescued the day with orzo.
The potato : how the humble spud rescued the western world.
Monroe walked onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and rescued the mandolin from near oblivion.
He told the King that it was Thach Sanh who rescued the Princess from him.

Mappings:
VerbNet: steal-10.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: rescue.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2