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Noun help has 4 senses
- aid, assist, assistance, help - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
--1 is a kind of activity
--1 has particulars:
- aid, assistance, help - a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"
--2 is a kind of resource
- avail, help, service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
--3 is a kind of helpfulness
- assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
--4 is a kind of worker
--4 has particulars: | | coadjutor; accomplice, confederate; aide, auxiliary; attendant, attender, tender; dental assistant; deputy, lieutenant; dresser, actor's assistant; event planner; facilitator; girl Friday; hatchet man, enforcer; instrument, pawn, cat's-paw; labor coach, monitrice; underboss; mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model; model, poser; paraprofessional; powder monkey; prompter, theater prompter; right-hand man, chief assistant, man Friday; secretary, secretarial assistant; sidesman; subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier; water boy, waterer; whipper-in |
Verb help has 8 senses
- 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
Sample sentence:
They help him to write the letter
- help, facilitate - be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"
--2 is one way to serve
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot help Sue
- help, aid - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
--3 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- 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
- 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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- 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
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- 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
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot help Sue
- 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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