aid

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: assistancehelpassisteconomic aidfinancial aidcareattentiontending

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a resource“visual aids in teaching”Synonyms: assistancehelp
  2. 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”Synonyms: assistassistancehelp
  3. money to support a worthy person or causeSynonyms: economic aidfinancial aid
  4. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something“no medical care was required”“the old car needs constant attention”Synonyms: careattentiontending

Verb (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: helpassist
  2. improve the condition of“These pills will help the patient”Synonyms: help
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Aid \Aid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aided; p. pr. & vb. n. Aiding.] [F. aider, OF. aidier, fr. L. adjutare to help, freq. of adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help. Cf. Adjutant.] To support, either by furnishing strength or means in co["o]peration to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. [1913 Webster]

You speedy helpers . . . Appear and aid me in this enterprise. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; co["o]perate; promote. See Help. [1913 Webster]

Aid \Aid\, n. [F. aide, OF. a["i]de, a["i]e, fr. the verb. See Aid, v. t.]

1.Help; succor; assistance; relief. [1913 Webster]

An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid.— Hallam.[1913 Webster]

2.The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. [1913 Webster]

It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.— Tobit viii. 6.[1913 Webster]

3.(Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan. [1913 Webster]

4.(Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

5.An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid. [1913 Webster]

Aid prayer (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.

To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue AID

<language> (AID) A version of Joss II for the PDP-10.

["AID (Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue)", DEC manual, 1968].

(1995-04-12)

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