help

1. verb

1)

can you help me please?

Syn:

assist, aid, lend a (helping) hand to, give assistance to, come to the aid of; be of service to, be of use to; do someone a favor, do someone a service, do someone a good turn, bail someone out, come to someone's/the rescue, give someone a leg up; informal get someone out of a tight spot, save someone's bacon, save someone's skin

Ant:

hinder

2)

this credit card helps cancer research

Syn:

support, contribute to, give money to, donate to; promote, boost, back; further the interests of, bankroll

Ant:

impede

3)

sore throats are helped by lozenges

Syn:

relieve, soothe, ease, alleviate, make better, improve, assuage, lessen; remedy, cure, heal

Ant:

worsen

2. noun

1)

I'll take help wherever I can find it

this may be of help to you

Syn:

assistance, aid, a helping hand, support, succor, advice, guidance; benefit, use, advantage, service, comfort; informal a shot in the arm

2)

he sought help for his eczema

Syn:

relief, alleviation, improvement, assuagement, healing; a remedy, a cure, a restorative

3)

they treated the help badly

Syn:

domestic worker, domestic servant, cleaner, cleaning lady, housekeeper, maid, hired help, helper

3. exclamation

we heard the faint cries of "Help!" in the distance

- cannot help

- help oneself to

Syn:

SOS, mayday