noun
Meaning 1
Any assistance, help or aid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Thanks for lending a helping hand to the project.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
helping hand
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noun
Meaning 2
A jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
physical assistance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- give me a hand with the chores
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aid, assist, assistance, help
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: cop de mà — any assistance, help or aid
- Finnish: auttava käsi — any assistance, help or aid
- Finnish: kolmas käsi — any assistance, help or aid
- French: coup de pouce — any assistance, help or aid
- French: coup de main — any assistance, help or aid
- Hungarian: segítő kéz — any assistance, help or aid
- Icelandic: hjálparhönd — any assistance, help or aid
- Icelandic: rétta hjálparhönd — any assistance, help or aid
- Icelandic: leggja hönd á plóg — any assistance, help or aid
- Irish: lámh chuidithe — any assistance, help or aid
- Irish: lámh chúnta — any assistance, help or aid
- Polish: pomocna dłoń — any assistance, help or aid
- Swedish: handtag — any assistance, help or aid
- Swedish: hjälpande hand — any assistance, help or aid
- Tamil: உதவிக் கரம் (utavik karam) — any assistance, help or aid
- Tamil: உதவிக் கை (utavik kai) — any assistance, help or aid
- Turkish: yardım eli — any assistance, help or aid
- Welsh: help llaw — any assistance, help or aid