helping hand

noun

Any assistance, help or aid.

“Thanks for lending a helping hand to the project.”

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Meanings

nounhelping hand (plural helping hands)

plural helping hands

  1. idiomaticAny assistance, help or aid.

    Thanks for lending a helping hand to the project.

  2. businessA jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
  3. A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounphysical assistance

Similar
hand
Broader
aidassistassistance
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hand

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan cop de mà
  • cop de màany assistance, help or aid
Finnish auttava käsi, kolmas käsi
  • auttava käsiany assistance, help or aid
  • kolmas käsiany assistance, help or aid
French coup de pouce, coup de main
  • coup de pouceany assistance, help or aid
  • coup de mainany assistance, help or aid
Hungarian segítő kéz
  • segítő kézany assistance, help or aid
Icelandic hjálparhönd, rétta hjálparhönd
  • hjálparhöndany assistance, help or aid
  • rétta hjálparhöndany assistance, help or aid
  • leggja hönd á plógany assistance, help or aid
  • leggja hönd á plógany assistance, help or aid
Irish lámh chuidithe, lámh chúnta
  • lámh chuiditheany assistance, help or aid
  • lámh chúntaany assistance, help or aid
Polish pomocna dłoń
  • pomocna dłońany assistance, help or aid
Swedish handtag, hjälpande hand
  • handtagany assistance, help or aid
  • hjälpande handany assistance, help or aid
Tamil உதவிக் கரம், உதவிக் கை
  • உதவிக் கரம் (utavik karam)any assistance, help or aid
  • உதவிக் கை (utavik kai)any assistance, help or aid
Turkish yardım eli
  • yardım eliany assistance, help or aid
Welsh help llaw
  • help llawany assistance, help or aid
Cite this entry
APA

helping hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helping%20hand

MLA

“helping hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helping%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helping hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helping%20hand.

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