assist

1. The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (synset 101210099)
   "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
   is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
   subtypes:

   • self-help - the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
   • facilitation - act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
   • hand, helping hand - physical assistance
   • recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance
   • thanks - with the help of or owing to
   • ministration, relief, succor, succour - assistance in time of difficulty
   • lift - the act of giving temporary assistance
   • service - an act of help or assistance
   • accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
   • boost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someone
   • comfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
   • support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of
   same as: aid, assistance, help
2. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play (synset 100559045)
   referred to in:

   • hockey, hockey game, ice hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks
   • ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
   • basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
   is a type of: maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

1. Give help or assistance;
   Be of service (synset 202553283)
   "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
   is a type of: back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
   subtypes:

   • alleviate, ease, facilitate - make easier
   • assist, attend, attend to, serve, wait on - work for or be a servant to
   • benefact - help as a benefactor
   • help out - be of help, as in a particular situation of need
   • subserve - be helpful or useful
   • succor, succour - help in a difficult situation
   • expedite, hasten - speed up the progress of; facilitate
   • avail - be of use to, be useful to
   • care, give care - provide care for
   • bootstrap - help oneself, often through improvised means
   same as: aid, help
2. Act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function (synset 202419840)
   is a type of: work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
   subtypes:

   • protect - use tariffs to favor domestic industry
   • abet - assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
3. Work for or be a servant to (synset 202546367)
   "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
   is a type of: aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service
   subtypes:

   • valet - serve as a personal attendant to
   • fag - act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
   same as: attend, attend to, serve, wait on
   verb group: serve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas

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