The noun rescue has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving -- (recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")
Overview of verb rescue
The verb rescue has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (11) rescue, deliver -- (free from harm or evil)
2. rescue -- (take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners")