Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb help
2 of 8 senses of help
Sense 1
help, assist, aid
=> facilitate, ease, alleviate
=> serve, attend to wait on attend, assist
=> benefact
=> help out
=> subserve
=> succor, succour
=> expedite, hasten
=> avail
=> care give care
=> bootstrap
Sense 3
help, aid
=> cure, heal
=> benefit, do good
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb help
2 of 8 senses of help
Sense 1
help, assist, aid
=> facilitate, ease, alleviate
=> serve, attend to wait on attend, assist
=> valet
=> fag
=> benefact
=> help out
=> subserve
=> succor, succour
=> expedite, hasten
=> avail
=> care give care
=> dry-nurse
=> attend, take care look see
=> minister
=> tend
=> garden
=> landscape
=> shepherd
=> mother, fuss, overprotect
=> nurse
=> bootstrap
Sense 3
help, aid
=> cure, heal
=> benefit, do good
Entailment of verb help
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb help
8 senses of help
Sense 1
help, assist, aid
=> support, back up
Sense 2
help, facilitate
=> serve
Sense 3
help, aid
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sense 4
help oneself, help
=> refrain, forbear
Sense 5
help
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
Sense 6
help
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sense 7
serve, help
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
Sense 8
avail, help
=> exploit, work
Familiarity of verb help
help used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb help
Sense 1
help, assist, aid
=> support, back up
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Sense 2
help, facilitate
=> serve
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Sense 3
help, aid
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
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Sense 4
help oneself, help
=> refrain, forbear
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Sense 5
help
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
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Sense 6
help
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
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Sense 7
serve, help
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
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Sense 8
avail, help
=> exploit, work
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Grep of noun helping
helping
helping hand
Overview of noun helping
The noun helping has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. helping, portion, serving -- (an individual portion of food or drink: "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each")
Overview of verb help
The verb help has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (811) 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")
2. (116) help, facilitate -- (be of use "This will help to prevent accidents")
3. (45) help, aid -- (improve the condition of "These pills will help the patient")
4. (30) help oneself, help -- (always used with a negative: "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle")
5. (23) help -- (contribute to the furtherance of "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries")
6. (5) help -- (improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture")
7. (4) serve, help -- (help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself")
8. (1) avail, help -- (take or use "She helped herself to some of the office supplies")
Overview of noun helping
The noun helping has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. helping, portion, serving -- (an individual portion of food or drink: "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each")
Overview of verb help
The verb help has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (811) 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")
2. (116) help, facilitate -- (be of use "This will help to prevent accidents")
3. (45) help, aid -- (improve the condition of "These pills will help the patient")
4. (30) help oneself, help -- (always used with a negative: "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle")
5. (23) help -- (contribute to the furtherance of "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries")
6. (5) help -- (improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture")
7. (4) serve, help -- (help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself")
8. (1) avail, help -- (take or use "She helped herself to some of the office supplies")
helping definition
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