Definition of succour Succour
/səkˈɜː/ - suc•cour
We found 5 definitions of succour from 4 different sources.
Advertising
Word comparison
British English
succour - /səkˈɜː/
American English
succor - /sʌˈkɚ/
What does succour mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| succour - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" | ||
| relief, succor, ministration | ||
| assist, assistance, aid, help (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play | ||
| consolation, solace, comfort the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" | ||
Verb |
||
| succour - help in a difficult situation | ||
| succor | ||
| aid, assist, help act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
succour
suk′ur, v.t. to assist: to relieve.—n. aid: relief.—n. Succ′ourer.—adj. Succ′ourless, destitute of succour. [L. succurrĕre, to run up to—sub, up, currĕre, to run.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
-
succour
An enterprise undertaken to relieve a place besieged or blockaded, by either forcing the enemy from before it, or throwing in supplies.
