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 Definitions of succor  [ˈsʌk ər]  

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Definition of 'succor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) succor
help; relief; aid.

2.  succor
a person or thing that gives help, relief, or aid.

3. (v.t.) succor
to help or relieve in difficulty, need, or distress.

Etymology:  (1525–35; < MLG suckerie, perh. < ML, b. L succus juice and cichoriumchicory)

Definition of 'succor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) relief, succor, succour, ministration
assistance in time of difficulty
"the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

2. (verb) succor, succour
help in a difficult situation


Definition of 'succor' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) succor
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. (verb) succor
aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress

3. (verb) succor
the person or thing that brings relief



'succor' - Nearby Entries  

succinic  succinylcholine  succor  succorer  succory  succos  succotash  



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