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Definition: Helping Hand |
Helping HandNoun1. Physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Helping HandSynonym: hand (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aid | Verb: aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid; come to the aid; n. of; contribute, subscribe to; bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid; Noun: give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand; give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn; take by the hand, take in tow;help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to. |
Auxiliary | Noun: auxiliary; recruit; assistant; adjuvant, adjutant; ayudante, coaid; adjunct; help, helper, help mate, helping hand; midwife; colleague, partner, mate, confrere, cooperator; coadjutor, coadjutrix; collaborator. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Helping Hand |
| Specialty definitions using "helping hand": Dun in the Mire ♦ Gospel according to .... (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You don't look out for yourself, the only helping hand you'll ever get is when they lower the box. (Hud; writing credit: Harriet Frank Jr.; Larry McMurtry) | |
Lyrics | Cause I will learn to understand, if I have a helping hand. (Tuesday's Dead; performing artist: Cat Stevens) The child needs a helping hand (In the Ghetto; performing artist: Elvis Presley) If you need a helping hand just call on me (The Best Man I Can Be; performing artist: Ginuwine) And you need a helping hand (You've Got A Friend; performing artist: James Taylor) All I needed was a friend to lend a helping hand ("Maggie May"; performing artist: Rod Stewart) | |
Clever | If you ever need a helping hand, there is one at the end of your arm. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Give Him a Helping Hand (1918) Father's Helping Hand (1915) The Fable of One Samaritan Who Got Paralysis of the Helping Hand (1914) Helping Hand (1979) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A young Vietnamese refugee lends a helping hand to a sailor chipping paint on board USS Bayfield (APA-33), while enroute from Haiphong to Saigon, Indochina, 7 September 1954. Note aviators' oxygen bottle at left. Credit: NAVY. |  | The helping hand as the Senate sees it. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | He needs a helping hand!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Farmers eating ice cream on the back porch while their wives attended the bimonthly meeting of the Helping Hand society. Gage County, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ladies of the Helping Hand society working on quilt. Gage County, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Farm ladies at meeting of the Helping Hand society. Gage County, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Farm women of the "Helping Hand" club display a pieced quilt which they are making for the benefit of one of their numbers. Near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon. General caption number 58-11. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The young children accompany their mothers to "Helping Hand" club meeting. Yamhill County, Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hymn singing, evening services. Helping Hand Mission. Portsmouth, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Helping Hand Mission. Portsmouth, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Getting certification, permissions, and customs clearance, as already mentioned, can become a nightmare without the helping hand of a local partner. (references) | |
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Rush Limbaugh | If you were a good son, you'd support your mother if she needed a helping hand. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We have extended the helping hand of the Peace Corps and carried forward the largest program of economic assistance in the world. |
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Expressions using "helping hand": extend a helping hand ♦ give smb. a helping hand ♦ lend a helping hand. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
helping hand | 89 |
kid a littles the value of a helping hand | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "helping hand"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مد يده (extend a helping hand, hold, proffer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 一臂之力 (a helping hand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | podat komu pomocnou ruku (give smb. a helping hand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | segít vkinek (to be of assistance to sy, to give a helping hand to sy, to give a knee to sy, to give sy a hand, to keep sy in countenance, to lend sy a hand), segédkezet nyújt vkinek (to give a helping hand to sy, to give sy a hand, to lend sy a hand), segédkezet nyújt (to lend a helping hand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | spinta (boost, dig, drive, hustle, incentive, jerk, poke, push, shove, spur, stress, thrust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 友"のために一肌脱ぐ (help, lend a helping hand to a friend). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | laue vastee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elpinghay andhay da o mânã de ajutor (bear a hand, give a knee to, give smb. a lift, help, lend a helping hand). (various references) рука помощи. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 12, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O de eipen autoiV tiV estai ex umwn anqrwpoV oV exei probaton en kai ean empesh touto toiV sabbasin eiV boqunon ouci krathsei auto kai egerei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ipse autem dixit illis quis erit ex vobis homo qui habeat ovem unam et si ceciderit haec sabbatis in foveam nonne tenebit et levabit eam |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | He saygde heom soðlice hwilc manis of eow þe hæbbe an sceap. & gyf þætafalð reste-dayge on pyt. hu ne nymð heþæt & hefð hit up. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he seide to hem, What man of you schal be, that hath o scheep, and if it falle in to a diche in the sabotis, whether he shal not holde, and lifte it vp? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sayde vnto the: whiche of you wolde it be yf he had a shepe fallen into a pitte on ye saboth daye that wolde not take him and lyft him out? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he said to them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it shall fall into a pit on the sabbath, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back? |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 12, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | Kanila mitubag siya nga nag-ingon, "Kinsa bang tawhana kaninyo nga kon siya may usa ka karnero ug kini mahulog sa gahong sa adlaw nga igpapahulay, dili niya gunitan kini aron bitaron paingon sa gawas. |
| Chinese | 耶 穌 說 、 們 中 " 誰 有 一 隻 羊 、 安 息 日 掉 在 坑 裡 、 不 把 他 " 住 拉 上 來 呢 。 |
| Croatian | On im reèe: "Tko to od vas jedinu ovcu koju ima ne bi subotom prihvatio i izvadio kad bi mu upala u jamu? |
| Danish | Men han sagde til dem: "Hvilket Menneske er der iblandt eder, som har kun eet Får, og ikke tager fat på det og drager det op, dersom det på Sabbaten falder i en Grav? |
| Dutch | En Hij zeide tot hen: Wat mens zal er zijn onder u, die een schaap heeft, en zo datzelve op een sabbatdag in een gracht valt, die hetzelve niet zal aangrijpen en uitheffen? |
| Finnish | Niin hän sanoi heille: "Kuka teistä on se mies, joka ei, jos hänen ainoa lampaansa putoaa sapattina kuoppaan, tartu siihen ja nosta sitä ylös? |
| French | Il leur répondit: Lequel d`entre vous, s`il n`a qu`une brebis et qu`elle tombe dans une fosse le jour du sabbat, ne la saisira pour l`en retirer? |
| German | Aber er sprach zu ihnen: Wer ist unter euch, so er ein Schaf hat, das ihm am Sabbat in eine Grube fällt, der es nicht ergreife und aufhebe? |
| Hungarian | Õ pedig monda nékik: Kicsoda közületek az az ember, a kinek van egy juha, és ha az szombatnapon a verembe esik, meg nem ragadja és ki nem vonja azt? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yesus menjawab, "Seandainya ada seorang dari antara kalian punya seekor domba, dan pada hari Sabat domba itu jatuh ke dalam lubang yang dalam; apakah pemilik domba itu tidak akan berusaha mengeluarkan domba itu dari dalam lubang itu? |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi berkatalah Ia kepada mereka itu, "Jikalau barang seorang di antara kamu menaruh seekor domba, yang jatuh ke dalam telaga buta pada hari Sabbat, tiadakah dicapainya dan ditariknya keluar akan dia? |
| Italian | Ed egli disse loro: «Chi tra voi, avendo una pecora, se questa gli cade di sabato in una fossa, non l'afferra e la tira fuori? |
| Manx Gaelic | As dooyrt eh roo, Quoi yn dooinney ny mast' eu, vees un cheyrrey echey, as my huittys ee ayns jeeg er y doonaght, nagh daare eh greme urree, as nagh drog eh ass ee? |
| Maori | Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Ko tehea tangata o koutou, ki te mea kotahi ana hipi, a ka taka ki roto ki te poka i te hapati, e kore ranei ia e mau ki taua hipi, e hapai ake? |
| Norwegian | Men han sa til dem: Hvem er det vel iblandt eder som har ett får, og om det på sabbaten faller i en grøft, da ikke tar fatt i det og drar det op? |
| Rumanian | El le -a rqspuns: ,,Cine este omul acela dintre voi care, dacq are o oaie, wi -i cade kntr`o groapq, kn ziua Sabatului, sq n`o apuce wi s`o scoatq afarq? |
| Russian | пО ЦЕ УЛБЪБМ ЙН: ЛФП ЙЪ ЧБУ, ЙНЕС П"ОХ ПЧ"Х, ЕУМЙ ПОБ Ч УХ''ПФХ Х Б"ЕФ Ч СНХ, ОЕ ЧПЪШНЕФ ЕЕ Й ОЕ ЧЩФБЭЙФ? |
| Shuar | Tutai Jesus Tímiayi "Atumsha Atumí Murikrí ayampratin tsawantai waanam akaiki iniamtai jusatai tusarum wéchaintrupash. |
| Spanish | Pero él les dijo: --¿Qué hombre hay entre vosotros que tenga una oveja, que si ésta cae en un pozo en sábado, no le echará mano y la sacará? |
| Swahili | Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Tuseme mmoja wenu ana kondoo wake ambaye ametumbukia shimoni; je, hatamshika na kumtoa humo siku ya Sabato? |
| Swedish | Men han sade till dem: "Om någon bland eder har ett får, och detta på sabbaten faller i en grop, fattar han icke då i det och drager upp det? |
| Uma | Natompoi' Yesus: "Rapa' -na ria bima-ta hama'a, pai' bima toe monawu' hi rala wulou'laa hi eo pepuea', ha tapelele' -imi hi rala wulou'laa-e! Ha uma tahore-i nau' hi eo pepuea' -e! |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-h-h-i-l-n-n-p" | |
-2 letters: deplaning. | |
-3 letters: handling, highland, ladening, paneling, pedaling, pineland, pleading. | |
-4 letters: aligned, aneling, annelid, dealing, deaning, eanling, handing, heading, headpin, healing, heaping, helipad, helping, inhaled, landing, leading, leaning, leaping, lending, lindane, pealing, pending, pinhead, plained, planing, planned. | |
-5 letters: alined, aliped, alpine, angled, dangle, daphne, denial, dingle, elapid, ending, engild, gained, genial, ginned, hading, haeing, hailed. | |
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