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noun
aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
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Origin of helping hand late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words nearby helping hand help ,
helper ,
helper T cell ,
helpful ,
helping ,
helping hand ,
helping verb ,
helpless ,
helpline ,
Helpmann ,
helpmate
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Words related to helping hand
How to use helping hand in a sentence We need people to check on their neighbors, especially seniors who may need a helping hand .
Please pm me if you or anyone you know could use a helping hand .
Any entrepreneur can use an occasional helping hand , shoulder to cry on or nudge in the right direction.
They’re convenient for busy bees who are always running out the door and home chefs who need a helping hand in the kitchen.
It turns out that otters also like to have a bit of a helping hand when it comes to figuring out puzzles.
The Sunni Kurds, who tend to be secular in their politics, have offered them a helping hand in recent years.
I just wonder if a single one of them got a helping hand from staffers for McConnell or Paul.
As the Middletons clearly know, you have to give it a little helping hand .
Lisa considers me a traitor to the very essence of America, providing a helping hand to those in genuine need.
Facing a regime that bombards them from above, the Syrian rebels want the West to lend a helping hand .
Then, perhaps, I shall commit the indiscretion of asking you to give me a helping hand .
Was it not our duty to lend a helping hand to encourage, to cheer, and to sustain them in their noble and patriotic efforts?
He was unselfish in his ordinary dealings, and always ready to lend a helping hand to those about him.
Through them he lifted himself out of the slough of despond, and he sought to extend a helping hand to others.
Surely he was justified in asking for a helping hand towards some means of gaining his own livelihood!
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British Dictionary definitions for helping hand
noun
assistance many people lent a helping hand in making arrangements for the party
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