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Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to raise (someone) from a fall; to lift up
 * 2) to prop; to support
 * 3) to take in one's hands (what is offered, given); to help down with some load
 * 4) to parry; to ward off
 * 5)  to help; to give a hand
 * 6) to reduce (a negative emotion or situation); to relieve
 * 7) to get better (after falling sick); to recover
 * 1) to get better (after falling sick); to recover

Adverb

 * 1)  temporarily (in the absence of a better method); as a makeshift