All assist synonyms
asΒ·sist
A a verb assist
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- reinforce β to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- cooperate β If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
- sustain β to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- facilitate β to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- take care of β a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- abet β If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- collaborate β When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- serve β to act as a servant.
- hype β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- thump β a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- further β at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- puff β a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- bail out β If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- do for β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- go for β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go to bat for β Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ride shotgun β a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- give a leg up β to help to mount
- go with β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- grease the wheels β (Idiomatic) To create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.
- lend a hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- make a pitch for β to give verbal support to
- open doors β the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
- put on the map β a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- root for β to encourage a team or contestant by cheering or applauding enthusiastically. Synonyms: cheer, cheer on, shout for, applaud, clap, boost, support.
noun assist
- service β Robert W(illiam) 1874β1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
- backing β If someone has the backing of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something.
- assistance β If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- benefit β The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- reinforcement β the act of reinforcing.
- hand β Learned [lur-nid] /ΛlΙr nΙͺd/ (Show IPA), 1872β1961, U.S. jurist.
- collaboration β Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- compensation β Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- furtherance β the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.
- relief β prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
- cooperation β joint operation or action
- abetment β to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- facilitation β the act or process of facilitating.
- helping hand β aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.