Definition of hellp
1. help [ v ] give help or assistance; be of service;
Examples: "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
"Can you help me carry this table?"
"She never helps around the house"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
The President noted that Congress last year passed a law providing grants to states to help pay medical_bills of the needy aged .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
The pro-Western government , which the United_States had helped in a revolt against the Souvanna_Phouma `` neutralist '' government , never did appear to spark much fighting spirit in the Royal_Lao_Army .
(The New York Times,...)
It also provides_for funds to clear slums and help colleges build dormitories .
(The Oregonian...)
Helping foreign countries to build a sound political structure is more important than aiding them economically , E._M._Martin , assistant secretary_of_state for economic affairs told members of the World_Affairs_Council_Monday night .
He told some 350 persons that the United_States ' challenge was to help countries build their own societies their own ways , following their own paths .
Synonyms help aid assist Related Terms support care facilitate serve expedite avail help_out bootstrap benefact succor subserve aid aid assistant benefactor2. help [ v ] be of use
Examples:
"This will help to prevent accidents"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
It improves over-all balance and control for the bodybuilder , and helps to make Squats more easily and more correctly performed .
Synonyms help facilitate Related Terms serve facilitation3. help [ v ] improve the condition of
Examples:
"These pills will help the patient"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
This would help the little peanut districts '' .
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
writes : Does a brace help in sciatica ?
A back_brace might help , depending_upon the cause of sciatica .
(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)
Sarah_Gross found that the treatments given her for a nervous ailment by the masseur were not helping her .
`` Neither me nor my wife were helped by that chiropractor 's treatments '' .
Synonyms help aid Related Terms better cure benefit care4. help [ v ] abstain from doing; always used with a negative
Examples:
"I can't help myself--I have to smoke"
"She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)
Every policy officer cannot help but be a planning officer .
(Harry Olesker, Impact....)
Later , she apologized for the long scratch across his face , tried to explain she could n't help herself , that the panic arose in her unwanted .
Synonyms help help_oneself Related Terms refrain5. help [ n ] the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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"
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
The crowd staged its own mad scene in salvos of cheers and applause and finally a standing_ovation as Miss_Sutherland took curtain_call after curtain_call following a fantastic `` Mad_Scene '' created on_her_own and with the help of the composer and the other performers .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
At_first each child should do a kick_up by himself so that the teacher can determine those ready to work alone , and those who need help .
If , however , the child is weak , overweight , or afraid , more help will be needed .
(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)
This help is offered to applicants who ordinarily would not undertake the exploration under present conditions or circumstances at their sole expense and who are unable to obtain funds from commercial sources on reasonable terms .
(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
She wrote again and now , abandoning for_the_moment the theme of love , she asked for help in the matter of her career .
Synonyms assistance help aid assist helping Related Terms activity service support relief boost recourse thanks lift hand self-help financial_aid accommodation facilitation serve6. help [ v ] contribute to the furtherance of
Examples:
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
7. help [ v ] improve; change for the better
Examples:
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
8. help [ v ] help to some food; help with food or drink
Examples:
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
(Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)
Some schools were technical - the Belgians needed carpenters and mechanics to help exploit the land , and trained many .
(Ruth F. Rosevear, "North Country School Cares for...)
Raw wheat-germ is available on the breakfast_table for the children to help themselves .
Synonyms serve help Related Terms provide serve helping server9. help [ n ] a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Examples:
"my invaluable assistant"
"they hired additional help to finish the work"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
Are there possibilities of having cafeteria help work part-time on custodial or other jobs ?
(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)
If you have a year-round , full-time job you can n't expect to grow much more than your family uses - unless other members of the family do a good_deal of the work or you hire help .
As a rule , part-time farmers hire little help .
Synonyms assistant help helper supporter Related Terms worker secretary model subordinate attendant aide acolyte accomplice deputy instrument powder_monkey right-hand_man facilitator sidesman hatchet_man prompter girl_Friday event_planner coadjutor labor_coach water_boy whipper-in manikin dresser dental_assistant underboss paraprofessional support assist10. help [ v ] take or use
Examples:
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
11. help [ n ] a resource
Examples: : "visual aids in teaching"
"economic assistance to depressed areas"
(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)
He is appreciative of the expert help available to him and draws these resources into play , taking_care to examine at_least some of the raw_material which underlies their frequently policy oriented conclusions .
Synonyms aid assistance help Related Terms resource12. help [ n ] a means of serving
Examples:
"of no avail"
"there's no help for it"
(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)
But of_course the paterollers won n't be of any help , not with everything so upset and that Yankee cavalry outfit they say is running around , God_knows_where '' .
Synonyms avail help service Related Terms helpfulness availSimilar Spelling
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