back up vs assist

assist vs back up

back up is not a noun while assist is a noun.

back up and assist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
back up	No	No	Yes	No
assist	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assist is a hyponym of back up; that is, assist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than back up:

back up: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
assist: give help or assistance; be of service

Other hyponyms of back up include sponsor, buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor, aid, help, advance, boost, encourage, further, promote, root, undergird, back, endorse, indorse, second.

back up (noun)	assist (noun)
	(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

back up (verb)	assist (verb)
establish as valid or genuine	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
become or cause to become obstructed	work for, or be a servant to
make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy	give help or assistance; be of service
move backwards from a certain position
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

Difference between back up and assist

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