| Noun | 1. | 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" |
| 2. | help - a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"Synonyms: aid, assistance | |
| 3. | help - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" | |
| 4. | help - 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" | |
| Verb | 1. | help - 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. | help - be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" Synonyms: facilitate | |
| 3. | help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" Synonyms: aid | |
| 4. | 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" Synonyms: help oneself | |
| 5. | help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" | |
| 6. | help - improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" | |
| 7. | help - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" Synonyms: serve | |
| 8. | help - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" Synonyms: avail |
| 1. | (language, robotics) | HELP - DEA. A Language for industrial robots. | |
| 2. | HELP - (Help Est un Lisp Paresseux - Help Is a Lazy Lisp). A
lazy version of Scheme with strictness annotations, by
Thomas Schiex |
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