Definitions
1.nounAid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
2.nounAid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.
3.noun(obsolete except dialectal) Protection, refuge, shelter; a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.
4.verbTo give aid, assistance, or help.
5.verbTo provide aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers; in particular, for helping a place under siege.
6.verb(obsolete except dialectal) To protect, to shelter; to provide a refuge.