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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

helping

· IPA /ˈhɛlpɪŋ/
01 n. a quantity of food served as part of a meal.
  1. 1.
    a quantity of food served as part of a meal.
  2. 2.
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.
Syn. portion, serving. — Syn. -- aid, assistance, help.