The difference between Release and Rescue

When used as nouns, release means the event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms), whereas rescue means an act or episode of rescuing, saving.

When used as verbs, release means to let go (of), whereas rescue means to save from any violence, danger or evil.

check bellow for the other definitions of Release and Rescue

  1. Release as a noun:

    The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

  2. Release as a noun (software):

    The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.

  3. Release as a noun:

    Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

    Examples:

    "The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases."

  4. Release as a noun:

    That which is released, untied or let go.

    Examples:

    "They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies."

  5. Release as a noun:

    The giving up of a claim.

  6. Release as a noun:

    Liberation from pain or suffering.

  7. Release as a noun (biochemistry):

    The process by which a chemical substance is set free.

  8. Release as a noun (phonetics, sound synthesis):

    The act or manner of ending a sound.

  9. Release as a noun (railways, historical):

    In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.

  10. Release as a noun:

    A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit. The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.

  1. Release as a verb:

    To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.

    Examples:

    "He released his grasp on the lever."

  2. Release as a verb:

    To make available to the public.

    Examples:

    "They released the new product later than intended."

  3. Release as a verb:

    To free or liberate; to set free.

    Examples:

    "He was released after two years in prison."

  4. Release as a verb:

    To discharge.

    Examples:

    "They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."

  5. Release as a verb (telephone):

    To hang up.

    Examples:

    "If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call."

  6. Release as a verb (legal):

    To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

  7. Release as a verb:

    To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

    Examples:

    "to release an ordinance"

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  8. Release as a verb (soccer):

    To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity

  9. Release as a verb (biochemistry):

    To set free a chemical substance.

  1. Release as a verb (transitive):

    To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

  1. Rescue as a verb:

    To save from any violence, danger or evil.

    Examples:

    "The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche."

  2. Rescue as a verb:

    To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.

    Examples:

    "to rescue a prisoner from the enemy''."

  3. Rescue as a verb:

    To recover forcibly.

  4. Rescue as a verb:

    To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.

  5. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.

    Examples:

    "Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls."

  6. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

  1. Rescue as a noun:

    An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

  2. Rescue as a noun:

    A liberation, freeing.

  3. Rescue as a noun:

    The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril

    Examples:

    "The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"

  4. Rescue as a noun:

    A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded

  5. Rescue as a noun:

    A rescuee.

    Examples:

    "The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues."

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