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Noun: succour  sú-ku(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: succor)
  1. Assistance in time of difficulty
    "the contributions provided some succour for the victims";
    - relief, succor [US], ministration
Verb: succour  sú-ku(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: succor)
  1. Help in a difficult situation
    "The charity succoured refugees fleeing the war-torn region";
    - succor [US]

Sounds like: uccour

Derived forms: succoured, succours, succouring

Type of: aid, assist, assistance, help

Encyclopedia: Succour