Thesaurus: succor

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1. v. t. To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city.
2. v. t. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.
3. v. t. The person or thing that brings relief.
4. n. assistance in time of difficulty
5. v. help in a difficult situation
6. n:100 v. help in a difficult situation