Meaning of aid in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• Help; assistance; succor, relief.

  Example: He came to my aid when I was foundering.

• A helper; an assistant.

• Something which helps; a material source of help.

  Example: Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.

• An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.

• An exchequer loan.

• A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.

• An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.

  Example: The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions.

verb

• To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

• To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.