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help along

help along verb: to euthanize.

Verb

help along (third-person singular simple present helps along, present participle helping along, simple past and past participle helped along)

  1. (euphemistic) To euthanize.
    • Max could no longer move his hind legs and was defecating all over the floor, so Jeff thought it was time to help him along.

Forms of help along

third-person singular presenthelps along
present participlehelping along
past participlehelped along
pasthelped along

Questions about help along

What does help along mean?
Help along means to euthanize.
What part of speech is help along?
Help along is a verb.
What is the past tense of help along?
The past tense of help along is helped along.

Words near help along in the dictionary

  1. helotries
  2. helotry
  3. helots
  4. help
  5. help a lame dog over a stile
  6. help along
  7. help desk
  8. help desks
  9. help is on the way
  10. help oneself
  11. help out

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