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as·sist
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v. [tr.]
help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work:
a senior academic would assist him in his work
[intr.]
their presence would assist in keeping the peace.
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help by providing money or information:
they were assisting police with their inquiries |
[intr.]
funds to assist with capital investment.
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be present as a helper or spectator:
two midwives who assisted at a water birth.
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n.
an act of help, typically by providing money:
the budget must have an assist from tax policies.
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(chiefly in ice hockey, basketball, or baseball) the act of touching the puck or ball in a play in which a teammate scores or an opposing batter is put out.
∎ [in comb.]
a mechanical device that provides help:
the implant is a ventricular-assist device.
DERIVATIVES:
as·sist·er
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Benjamin Lincoln and the American Revolution
Magazine article from: Historical Journal of Massachusetts; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Benjamin Lincoln and the American Revolution. By David...about whom most people know nothing. Benjamin Lincoln went from relative obscurity as a...and sacrifice for the new nation. Benjamin Lincoln was not, obviously, a perfect American...
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Benjamin Kotopka of Lincoln Wins State Championship In Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge(SM).
PR Newswire; 3/19/2005; 671 words
; ...March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Benjamin Kotopka, an eighth grade student from St. Teresa's School in Lincoln, won the Nebraska state championship...Word Power Challenge(SM) today in Lincoln. The top 100 statewide winners competed...
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Sweep team is a long row . . . North Lake's Holbrook trains for U.S. berth; Ben Holbrook, rower Who: Benjamin Lincoln Holbrook, U.S. Olympic rowing sweep team candidate. Birthplace: Oconomowoc. Hometown: North Lake. Height: 6 feet 2 inches. Weight: 200 pounds. Current residence: Chula Vista, Calif. Athlete credentials: 1995 World Championships, men's four with coxswain (first); 1994 World Championships, men's four without coxswain (ninth); 1993 Henley Royal Regatta, Brown men's freshman eight, Thames Cup semifinalist; 1995 national collegiate varsity rowing championships, Brown men's varsity eight (first); 1994 national collegiate varsity rowing championships, Brown men's varsity eight (first). Other U.S. rowers with Wisconsin connections: Eric Mueller, Cedarburg, men's sculling; David Gleeson, Milwaukee, men's sculling; Yasmin Farooq, Waupun, women's sweep, coxswain for women's eight.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/19/1996; ; 700+ words
; Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. Wait a minute, strike that, please. Let's try again, and increase the tempo. Row, row, row your boat, not so gently down the stream. Stroke at breakneck speed for 2,000 meters (1.25 miles).
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Feds absolve Andersen of S&L liability - for a price. (Arthur Andersen and Co. cleared of liability in audit of Benjamin Franklin Savings Association and Lincoln Savings and Loan; includes related article)
Magazine article from: Accounting Today; 8/23/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...1991 audit of Houston's Benjamin Franklin Savings Association...Charles Keating's Lincoln Savings & Loan of...Savings Bank, San Diego; * Benjamin Franklin Savings Associations...Westport, Conn.; * Lincoln Savings and Loan Association...
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TOWN CELEBRATES 2 LINCOLNS; Benjamin, Abraham get annual salute
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 2/6/2006; ; 310 words
; HINGHAM - The town's annual Lincoln Day celebration was held Saturday. On Lincoln Day, a longstanding tradition in Hingham...town pays tribute to its most famous son, Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War general, and to Abraham...
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B. Lincoln no A., but he stood tall in Revolution [Corrected 02/20/ 09]
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Hingham, Abraham Lincoln isn't the only legendary Lincoln. Benjamin Lincoln, overshadowed over time by his ancestral cousin...congregated on Presidents' Day in Hingham Village for Benjamin Lincoln Day events. And yes, cousin Abraham's birthday...
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Lincoln Day pays tribute to a proud past, bright future
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/28/2006; ; 686 words
; ...the town celebrates its annual Lincoln Day. This longstanding Hingham...son, Revolutionary War Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, and Abraham Lincoln, the country...Society offers this brief history. Benjamin Lincoln came from a prominent farming...
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THINKIN' LINCOLN ; Hingham celebrates town father and his famous relative
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 2/9/2009; ; 626 words
; HINGHAM In name, Lincoln Day is an occasion to honor a town...200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln and the birth of his relative,Revolutionary War Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln. But with more than 100 Hinghamites...
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LINCOLN DAY; Reminder of those who died in battle; Hingham marks contribution of loyal son
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 2/7/2005; ; 468 words
; For The Patriot Ledger HINGHAM Benjamin Lincoln was a true son of Hingham, local historians...paraded down Main Street on Saturday for a Lincoln Day celebration to honor Benjamin Lincoln and President Abraham Lincoln, whose ancestors...
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Hingham to celebrate Lincoln Day
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/31/2006; ; 367 words
; HINGHAM - The town's annual Lincoln Day celebration will take place Saturday. On Lincoln Day, a longstanding tradition in Hingham...pays tribute to its most famous son, Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War general, and to...
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Benjamin Lincoln
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Benjamin Lincoln Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), American soldier, was a loyal but undistinguished general who participated in many of the great battles of the Revolution. Benjamin Lincoln was born on Jan. 24, 1733, in Hingham, Mass...
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Lincoln, Benjamin
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Lincoln, Benjamin (1733–1810) Revolutionary...officer, born in Hingham, Massachusetts. Lincoln led the march of patriot forces from...at the surrender (1781). Previously Lincoln had participated in several significant...
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Disraeli, Benjamin
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Disraeli, Benjamin (1804–81), first earl of Beaconsfield...novelist, the oldest son of I. D'Israeli , Benjamin attended private schools. At 17 he was articled in Lincoln's Inn, but was more interested in the literary...
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Butler, Benjamin F.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Butler, Benjamin F. (1818–1893), Civil War general and...South Called Him Beast , 1957. Richard S. West, Jr. , Lincoln's Scapegoat General: A Life of Benjamin F. Butler 1818–1893 , 1965. Hans L. Trefousse
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Charleston, Siege of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...from New York in late April. Benjamin Lincoln initially defended Charleston...their city from further damage, Lincoln surrendered on 12 May. It was...Independence , 1964. David Mattern , Benjamin Lincoln , 1995. Harold E. Selesky
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