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rescue | marioesque |

As a proper noun rescue

is a city in california (zip code 95672).

As an adjective marioesque is

(video games) resembling the character or the games in which he appears, typified by bright, cheerful environments, platform obstacles, and often the rescue of a princess from a monster.

rescue

English

Verb

(rescu) (transitive)
  • To save from any violence, danger or evil.
    • ''The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche
  • To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
    • to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
  • To recover forcibly
  • To deliver by arms, notably from a siege
  • (figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
    • Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 13 , author=Sam Lyon , title=Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Arsenal's hopes of starting their Champions League campaign with an away win were dashed when substitute Ivan Perisic's superb late volley rescued a point for Borussia Dortmund.}}

    Synonyms

    * free, deliver, pull out of the fire, save the day * (to free from confinement) liberate, release * (to free from restraint) release, unshackle, untie * (to recover forcibly) recapture, retake * (to deliver by arms) liberate * (to rescue from evil or sin) redeem, save

    Antonyms

    * (all senses) abandon, ignore * endanger, imperil * (to free from confinement) enslave, incarcerate * (to free from restraint) bind, constrict, hamper, inhibit, obstruct, preclude * (to recover forcibly) kidnap * (to deliver by arms) arrest, capture * (to rescue from evil or sin) corrupt, deprave

    Derived terms

    * rescuee * rescuer

    Related terms

    * quash

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
  • A liberation, freeing.
  • The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
    • ''The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders
  • A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
  • A rescuee.
    • The dog proved a rescue with some behavior issues.

    Usage notes

    * Often used attributively as an adjective, e.g. "rescue equipment".

    Derived terms

    * come to someone's rescue * rescue dog * rescue mission

    Anagrams

    *

    marioesque

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (video games) Resembling the character or the games in which he appears, typified by bright, cheerful environments, platform obstacles, and often the rescue of a princess from a monster.
  • * 1995 , "Emeka B. Okwuje", Survey: How many of you are thinking about getting a 3DO'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''rec.games.video.sony )
    • Or the clever blend of puzzles and hair raisingly, chilling battles in the kitchen of the conway estate with undead chefs whipping meat cleavers at me, while I mow em down with my shotgun in Killing time, or The Marioesque approach to a 3-d shooter's paradise that is bladeforce, lotsa secrets, but lotsa stuff to destroy!!!
  • * 1999 , "Frioniel", My Thoughts on Final Fantasy's Genre -- Narrative Games???'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.games.final-fantasy )
    • Yes, it's becoming possible to do so, but the same can really be said of plenty of genres, including Mario-esque action games.
  • * 2000 , "Wade E. Solowoniuk", name that game'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.games.mame )
    • It was a platformer type game. I do not think in (SIC) was pengo, but more of a marioesque type platformer.
  • * 2000 , "Joe Ottoson", Rayman 2 - WOW!'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''rec.games.video.sega )
    • I wasn't aware that MDK2 was a Marioesque platformer...