aid

Plural: aids

Noun

• a resource
  • "visual aids in teaching"
• the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  • "rescue party went to their aid"
• money to support a worthy person or cause
• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Help; assistance; succor, relief.
• A helper; an assistant.
• Something which helps; a material source of help.
• An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
• An exchequer loan.
• A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
• Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”).
• The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.

Verb

Verb Forms: aided, aiding, aids

• To provide help, support, or assistance to someone or something.
• give help or assistance; be of service
• improve the condition of
• To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
• To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.

Examples

• He came to my aid when I was foundering.
• Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
• The dictionary will AID you, but true skill comes from within.

Synonyms

assist, assistance, attention, care, economic aid, financial aid, help, tending, befriend, bestand, cooperate, promote, relieve, serve, succor, succour, support, sustain

Related Words

aidant, aide-de-camp

Anagrams of aid