Something sacrificed.
A loss of profit.
The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing.
A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.
To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
To destroy; to kill.
To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
To kill a test animal for autopsy.
The money from the sale of rescued goods.
The similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued.
Summary execution, extrajudicial killing.
The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.
The compensation paid to the rescuers.
Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.
to rescue.
To make new or restore for the use of being saved.
To apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial.
To perform summary execution.
to put to use.