aid

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  aid 
 
  2  senses  of  aid 
 
  Sense  1 
  help,  assist,  aid 
  =>  facilitate,  ease,  alleviate 
  =>  serve,  attend  to  wait  on  attend,  assist 
  =>  benefact 
  =>  help  out 
  =>  subserve 
  =>  succor,  succour 
  =>  expedite,  hasten 
  =>  avail 
  =>  care  give  care 
  =>  bootstrap 
 
  Sense  2 
  help,  aid 
  =>  cure,  heal 
  =>  benefit,  do  good 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  aid 
 
  2  senses  of  aid 
 
  Sense  1 
  help,  assist,  aid 
  =>  facilitate,  ease,  alleviate 
  =>  serve,  attend  to  wait  on  attend,  assist 
  =>  valet 
  =>  fag 
  =>  benefact 
  =>  help  out 
  =>  subserve 
  =>  succor,  succour 
  =>  expedite,  hasten 
  =>  avail 
  =>  care  give  care 
  =>  dry-nurse 
  =>  attend,  take  care  look  see 
  =>  minister 
  =>  tend 
  =>  garden 
  =>  landscape 
  =>  shepherd 
  =>  mother,  fuss,  overprotect 
  =>  nurse 
  =>  bootstrap 
 
  Sense  2 
  help,  aid 
  =>  cure,  heal 
  =>  benefit,  do  good 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  aid 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  aid 
 
  2  senses  of  aid 
 
  Sense  1 
  help,  assist,  aid 
  =>  support,  back  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  help,  aid 
  =>  better,  improve,  amend,  ameliorate,  meliorate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  aid 
 
  aid  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  aid 
 
  Sense  1 
  help,  assist,  aid 
  =>  support,  back  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  help,  aid 
  =>  better,  improve,  amend,  ameliorate,  meliorate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  aid 
  aid 
  aid  station 
  aide 
  aide-de-camp 
  aide-memoire 
  aides 
  aidoneus 
  aids 
  air  raid 
  ansaid 
  audiovisual  aid 
  band  aid 
  barmaid 
  bondmaid 
  braid 
  bridesmaid 
  chambermaid 
  dairymaid 
  danaid 
  deaf-aid 
  economic  aid 
  enkaid 
  financial  aid 
  first-aid  kit 
  first-aid  station 
  first  aid 
  foreign  aid 
  gold  braid 
  grant-in-aid 
  handmaid 
  hearing  aid 
  housemaid 
  lactaid 
  lady's  maid 
  maid 
  medicaid 
  medical  aid 
  mermaid 
  meter  maid 
  milkmaid 
  mutual  aid 
  nsaid 
  nursemaid 
  old  maid 
  parlormaid 
  parlourmaid 
  plaid 
  raid 
  teaching  aid 
 
  Overview  of  noun  aid 
 
  The  noun  aid  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  aid,  assistance,  help  --  (a  resource:  "visual  aids  in  teaching";  "economic  assistance  to  depressed  areas") 
  2.  (10)  aid,  assist,  assistance,  help  --  (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") 
  3.  (6)  aid,  economic  aid  --  (a  gift  of  money  to  support  a  worthy  person  or  cause) 
  4.  care  attention,  aid,  tending  --  (the  work  of  caring  for  or  attending  to  someone  or  something  "no  medical  care  was  required";  "the  old  car  needed  constant  attention") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  aid 
 
  The  verb  aid  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  help,  assist,  aid  --  (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") 
  2.  (1)  help,  aid  --  (improve  the  condition  of  "These  pills  will  help  the  patient") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  aid 
  aforesaid 
  afraid 
  aided 
  deep-laid 
  inlaid 
  laid 
  mislaid 
  paid 
  postpaid 
  prepaid 
  reply-paid 
  said 
  staid 
  unafraid 
  unpaid 
  unsaid 
 
  Overview  of  noun  aid 
 
  The  noun  aid  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  aid,  assistance,  help  --  (a  resource:  "visual  aids  in  teaching";  "economic  assistance  to  depressed  areas") 
  2.  (10)  aid,  assist,  assistance,  help  --  (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") 
  3.  (6)  aid,  economic  aid  --  (a  gift  of  money  to  support  a  worthy  person  or  cause) 
  4.  care  attention,  aid,  tending  --  (the  work  of  caring  for  or  attending  to  someone  or  something  "no  medical  care  was  required";  "the  old  car  needed  constant  attention") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  aid 
 
  The  verb  aid  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  help,  assist,  aid  --  (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") 
  2.  (1)  help,  aid  --  (improve  the  condition  of  "These  pills  will  help  the  patient") 

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