helping out
Giving a hand
Helping out is assisting with a task or situation, typically in a casual or temporary way.
The phrase suggests pitching in rather than taking full responsibility: I'm helping out at my uncle's shop this summer, Can you help out with the dishes?
It implies willingness and informality—you help out a friend, but you assist a client.
Providing assistance to
- assistingGiving help to
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
- pitching inContributing to group effort
- backing upMoving backward or supporting
boosting · bolstering · reinforcing · backstopping · enabling · facilitating · empowering · contributing
Unpaid labor benefiting society
- charity workUnpaid service helping others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- unpaidNot yet compensated
pro bono · civic duty · outreach · grassroots · activism · giving back · stewardship · mentoring
Friendly conduct toward locals
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- compassionConcern for others' distress
caring · goodwill · benevolence · paying it forward · selflessness · warmheartedness · big-heartedness · graciousness
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
collective action · pulling together · team spirit · all hands on deck · mucking in · rallying · squad goals · camaraderie
aiding
Providing assistance to
- assistingGiving help to
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
- pitching inContributing to group effort
backing up · boosting · bolstering · reinforcing · backstopping · enabling · facilitating · empowering · contributing · stepping up
community service
Unpaid labor benefiting society
- charity workUnpaid service helping others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
unpaid · pro bono · civic duty · outreach · grassroots · activism · giving back · stewardship · mentoring · tutoring
neighborliness
Friendly conduct toward locals
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
compassion · caring · goodwill · benevolence · paying it forward · selflessness · warmheartedness · big-heartedness · graciousness · lending support
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
- partnershipShared business arrangement
coordination · collective action · pulling together · team spirit · all hands on deck · mucking in · rallying · squad goals · camaraderie · synergy
helping outhindering
Creating obstacles to progress
obstructing · impeding · thwarting · sabotaging · blocking
helping outabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
neglecting · ignoring · deserting · leaving behind · walking away
helping outexploiting
Using selfishly for benefit
using · freeloading · burdening · draining · mooching
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