help out
Lend a hand
Help out means to assist someone, often with a task or difficult situation.
The "out" adds a sense of stepping in when needed or pitching in to share a burden: Can you help out with the dishes?
My neighbor helped out when my car broke down.
It's slightly more casual than help alone and often implies volunteering effort rather than professional service.
Support given freely
- lend a handOffer assistance to someone
- pitch inContribute effort cooperatively
- chip inAdd to a group fund
- contributeGive to a collective
collaborate · support · guide · mentor · advise · coach · tutor · facilitate
Unpaid labor benefiting society
- charity workUnpaid service helping others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- pro bonoFree professional services
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
civic duty · outreach · humanitarian · philanthropy · benevolence · activism · unpaid · stewardship
Serious sudden danger
- saveProtect from loss
- lifesaverEmergency rescue person
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- disaster reliefAssistance following catastrophic events
evacuate · recovery · first responder · paramedic · firefighter · lifeline · extricate · pull through
aid
Support given freely
- lend a handOffer assistance to someone
- pitch inContribute effort cooperatively
- chip inAdd to a group fund
contribute · collaborate · support · guide · mentor · advise · coach · tutor · facilitate · step up
community service
Unpaid labor benefiting society
- charity workUnpaid service helping others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- pro bonoFree professional services
goodwill · civic duty · outreach · humanitarian · philanthropy · benevolence · activism · unpaid · stewardship · giving back
emergency
Serious sudden danger
disaster relief · evacuate · recovery · first responder · paramedic · firefighter · lifeline · extricate · pull through · come to the rescue
- involvementparticipate, participation, join in, involvement, take part
- helpingaid, assist, give a hand, support, lend a hand
- asking for helplend a hand, SOS, mayday, do me a favor
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
- interveneintervene, step in, intercede, mediate, arbitrate
- participationjoin in, take part, membership, attendance, voting
help outhinder
Obstruct or delay
obstruct · impede · sabotage · get in the way · hamper
help outabandon
Leave behind permanently
leave in the lurch · desert · forsake · leave high and dry · turn one's back on
help outburden
Oppressive weight or duty
take advantage of · exploit · weigh down · encumber · drag down
help, out, helpful, helper, helping, helped, helps, unhelpful, helpers