Aid word meaning and definition

[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"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
[noun] the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"
[noun] a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"
[noun] a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause
[verb] improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
[verb] 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"

\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. You speedy helpers . . . Appear and aid me in this enterprise. --Shak. Syn: To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; co["o]perate; promote. See {Help}.
\Aid\, n. [F. aide, OF. a["i]de, a["i]e, fr. the verb. See {Aid}, v. t.] 1. Help; succor; assistance; relief. An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. --Hallam. 2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. --Tobit viii. 6. 3. (Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan. 4. (Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. --Blackstone. 5. An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid. {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.

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