back up vs help

help vs back up

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

back up and help both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

back up (noun)	help (noun)
	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
	a means of serving
	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

back up (verb)	help (verb)
establish as valid or genuine	improve the condition of
become or cause to become obstructed	improve; change for the better
make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy	help to some food; help with food or drink
move backwards from a certain position	take or use
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to	give help or assistance; be of service
	contribute to the furtherance of
	be of use
	abstain from doing; always used with a negative

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