assist
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- self-help hyponym
- facilitation hyponym
- helping hand hyponym
- recourse hyponym
- thanks hyponym
- succor hyponym
- lift hyponym
- service hyponym
- accommodation hyponym
- boost hyponym
- comfort hyponym
- support hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
give help or assistance; be of service
Everyone helped out during the earthquake
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- assist derivation
- aid derivation
- benefactor derivation
- helper derivation
- assistive derivation
Sense 3 noun
(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
Types & categories
- maneuver hypernym
Related & opposite
- ice hockey domain topic
- baseball domain topic
- basketball domain topic
Sense 4 verb
act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
work for or be a servant to
May I serve you?
Types & categories
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aid |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | help |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait on |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | assist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | help |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | facilitate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-help |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | facilitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | helping hand |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recourse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thanks |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | succor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lift |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | service |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accommodation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | boost |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comfort |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | support |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | aid |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | benefactor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | helper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assistive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | facilitate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wait on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | benefact |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | help out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | subserve |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | succor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | expedite |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | avail |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | give care |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bootstrap |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | ice hockey |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | basketball |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | maneuver |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | helper |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assistant |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | work |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | protect |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | abet |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | assist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | attendant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | servant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | servitor |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | serve |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | assist |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | valet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fag |