Rescue vs Reserve - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between rescue and reserve

is that rescue is to save from any violence, danger or evil while reserve is to keep back; to retain.

As nouns the difference between rescue and reserve

is that rescue is an act or episode of rescuing, saving while reserve is restriction.

As a proper noun Rescue

is a city in California (zip code 95672.

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.

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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

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

reserve

English

Noun

(en noun)

(label) Restriction.

# The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.

# Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.

# A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

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# A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.

# (label) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US (reservation).)

# (label) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.

# (label) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

# Wine held back and aged before being sold.

(label) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.

# (label) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.

# (label) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.

Synonyms

* reservation, res * (restraint of freedom in words or actions) self-restraint, reticence, taciturnity * substitute * (tract of land for Aboriginal peoples) rez

Derived terms

* Federal Reserve * Federal Reserve System * nature reserve * reserve bank * reserve price * wildlife reserve

Verb

To keep back; to retain.

We reserve the right to make modifications.

To keep in store for future or special use.

This cake is reserved for the guests!

* Jonathan Swift

Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours.

To book in advance; to make a reservation.

I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.

(obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.

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