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HELP
1help \'help, South also 'hep\ vb [ME helpen, fr. OE helpan; akin to OHG helfan to help, Lith selpti] vt 1: to give assistance to: AID
2a: REMEDY, RELIEVE
b:archaic: RESCUE, SAVE
c:to get (oneself) out of a difficulty
3a: to be of use to: BENEFIT
b: to further the advancement of: PROMOTE
4a: to change for the better: MEND
b: to refrain from ("couldn't help laughing")
c:to keep from occuring: PREVENT
5: to serve with food or drink esp. at a meal
6: to appropriate for the use of (oneself) ~vi:to be of use or benefit ("every little bit helps")
syn HELP, AID, ASSIST mean to supply what is needed to accomplish an end. HELP carries a strong implication of advance toward an objective; AID suggests the evident need of help or relief and so imputesweakness to the one aided and strength to the one aiding; ASSIST suggests a secondary role in the assistant or a subordinate character in the assistance
2help n 1: AID, ASSISTANCE
2: a source of aid
3: REMEDY, RELIEF
4a: one who is in the service of or who assists another: HELPER
b:the services of a paid worker
5: HELPING
3help n 1: Help: the Beatles song ("I need somebody"), written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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