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| 1. | [ verb ] give help or assistance; be of service; | |
| Synonyms: | help assist | |
| Examples: | "Everyone helped out during the earthquake" "Can you help me carry this table?" "She never helps around the house" |
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| Related terms: | support care facilitate serve expedite avail help_out bootstrap benefact succor subserve assistant benefactor | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a resource | |
| Synonyms: | assistance help | |
| Examples: | : "visual aids in teaching" "economic assistance to depressed areas" |
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| Related terms: | resource help help help | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
| Synonyms: | assistance help assist helping | |
| Examples: | : "he gave me an assist with the housework" "could not walk without assistance" "rescue party went to their aid" "offered his help in unloading" |
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| Related terms: | activity service support relief boost recourse thanks self-help hand lift financial_aid accommodation facilitation help help help serve | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause | |
| Synonyms: | economic_aid | |
| Related terms: | gift scholarship grant traineeship foreign_aid grant-in-aid fellowship | |
| 5. | [ verb ] improve the condition of | |
| Synonyms: | help | |
| Examples: | "These pills will help the patient" |
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| Related terms: | better cure benefit care | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the work of caring for or attending to someone or something | |
| Synonyms: | attention care tending | |
| Examples: | "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" |
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| Related terms: | work treatment first_aid incubation nursing nurturance manicure livery pet_sitting dental_care hair_care pedicure skin_care tender_loving_care nourishment personal_care tree_surgery maternalism faith_healing health_care babysitting care tend | |
| Similar spelling: |
aide Aida |
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