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helping

 
Noun helping has 1 sense
  1. helping, portion, serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
    --1 is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
    --1 is a part of meal, repast
    --1 has parts: taste, mouthful
    --1 has particulars:
     drumstick; second joint, thigh; breast, white meat; wing; medallion; oyster; parson's nose, pope's nose; piece, slice; round, round of drinks; drink; libation
    Derived form: verb help7
Verb help has 8 senses
  1. help, assist, aid - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
    --1 is one way to support, back up
    Derived forms: noun helper1, noun helper2, noun help4, noun help2, noun help1
    Sample sentence:
    They help him to write the letter
  2. help, facilitate - be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"
    --2 is one way to serve
    Derived forms: noun help2, noun help1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot help Sue
  3. help, aid - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
    --3 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
    Derived forms: noun help2, noun help1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  4. help oneself, help - abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
    --4 is one way to refrain, forbear
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s VERB-ing
  5. help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
    --5 is one way to
    promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
    Derived forms: noun helper1, noun helper2, noun help2, noun help1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. help - improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
    --6 is one way to
    better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
    Derived forms: noun help2, noun help1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  7. serve, help - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
    --7 is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater
    Derived form: noun helping1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot help Sue
  8. avail, help - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
    --8 is one way to exploit, work
    Sample sentence:
    They help themselves
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