lending hand
Giving someone support
A lending hand is help or assistance offered to someone: Can you give me a lending hand with these boxes?
The phrase is a common variant of "helping hand," though some consider it nonstandard.
Both expressions treat assistance as something physically extended to another person.
Considerate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
giving · altruism · selflessness · thoughtfulness · consideration · warmth · care · empathy
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- helpingSingle portion given
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
boost · favor · service · relief · rescue · guidance · mentorship · encouragement
Aid or maintenance
- activismDirect effort for reform
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- pro bonoFree professional services
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
donation · fundraising · advocacy · outreach · AmeriCorps · Peace Corps · Habitat for Humanity · food bank
Friendly conduct toward locals
- solidarityUnity among allies
- mutual aidCooperative community support
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
togetherness · collective action · grassroots · barn raising · civic engagement · outreach · networking · reciprocity
Joint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
pitching in · pulling together · alliance · combined effort · backup · coverage · relay
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
benevolence · giving · altruism · selflessness · thoughtfulness · consideration · warmth · care · empathy · graciousness
assistance
Support or aid given
lift · boost · favor · service · relief · rescue · guidance · mentorship · encouragement · reassurance
service
Aid or maintenance
- activismDirect effort for reform
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- pro bonoFree professional services
humanitarian · donation · fundraising · advocacy · outreach · AmeriCorps · Peace Corps · Habitat for Humanity · food bank · soup kitchen
neighborliness
Friendly conduct toward locals
- solidarityUnity among allies
- mutual aidCooperative community support
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
fellowship · togetherness · collective action · grassroots · barn raising · civic engagement · outreach · networking · reciprocity · kinship
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
synergy · pitching in · pulling together · alliance · combined effort · backup · coverage · relay
lending handturning away
Redirecting oneself elsewhere
abandoning · ignoring · neglecting · looking the other way · cold shoulder
lending handwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
disengaging · detachment · indifference · apathy · passivity
lending handsabotaging
Deliberately undermining or destroying
hindering · obstructing · undermining · stabbing in the back · impeding
lend, hand, lends, lent, lender, lenders, hands, handed, handing