helping
/ˈhɛlpɪŋ
/noun
1A portion of food served to one person at one time: there will be enough for six helpings...
- Their favourite dish is cod and chips, served with a generous helping of salt and vinegar.
- They refuse her every wish - to wear plain, plaid dresses instead of fussy white muslin, to go barefoot outdoors, and to have second helpings of food.
- Mania is about desperately seeking to live life at a more passionate level: taking second and sometimes third helpings on food, alcohol, drugs, sex and money.
Synonyms
portion, serving, piece, slice, share, spoonful, plate, plateful, bowlful, ration, allocation
informal dollop
1.1A quantity of something: it’s a powerful ballad tinged with a huge helping of gospel vibes...
- It was clear that the evidence would be met with a huge helping of scepticism in Washington.
- Well the most obvious difference is the huge helping of cache that Intel has added to the Extreme Edition.
- Even if the majority of the industry treat the concept as a joke, with huge helpings of cynicism added in, the average bloke on the street still believes in it.
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