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help vs back up

back up vs help

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

help and back up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
help Yes No Yes No
back up No No Yes No
As verbs, back up is a hypernym of help; that is, back up is a word with a broader meaning than help:
  • help: give help or assistance; be of service
  • back up: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Other hypernyms of help include support.
help (noun) back up (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
help (verb) back up (verb)
improve the condition of establish as valid or genuine
improve; change for the better become or cause to become obstructed
help to some food; help with food or drink make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
take or use move backwards from a certain position
give help or assistance; be of service give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
contribute to the furtherance of
be of use
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
Difference between help and back up

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