Assist

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To give help or support to, especially as a subordinate or supplement; aid: The clerk assisted the judge by looking up related precedents. Her breathing was assisted by a respirator.
  • verb-intransitive. To give aid or support. See Synonyms at help.
  • verb-intransitive. To be present, as at a conference.
  • n. An act of giving aid; help.
  • n. Sports A fielding and throwing of a baseball in such a way that enables a teammate to put out a runner.
  • n. Sports A pass, as in basketball or ice hockey, that enables the receiver to score a goal.
  • n. Sports Official credit that is given for such a pass.
  • n. A mechanical device providing aid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A helpful action or an act of giving.
  • n. a statistic used in different sports to quantify the act of helping another player score points or goals; in baseball, an assist is defensive, allowing a teammate to record a putout.
  • v. To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion), to attend a theatrical performance.
  • v. To help.
  • v. To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
  • verb-intransitive. To lend aid; to help.
  • verb-intransitive. To be present as a spectator.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To attend; be present at or with; take part with.
  • To help; aid; succor; give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress.
  • To be associated with as an assistant.
  • To lend aid or help.
  • To be present, as at a public meeting; take part, as in a ceremony or discussion.
  • In euchre, to order the adoption of the suit to which the card turned up as trump belongs, when this order is given by the partner of the dealer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give help or assistance; be of service
  • v. work for or be a servant to
  • v. act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
  • n. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  • n. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
  • Verb Form
    assisted    assisting    assists   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    play    manoeuvre    maneuver   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    succor    relieve    help    support    sustain    second    favor    befriend    back    aid   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Liszt    cist    coexist    consist    cyst    delist    desist    dismissed    enlist    exist