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# [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aid aid], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assistance assistance], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relief relief] given to one in [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distress distress]; help or support. | # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aid aid], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assistance assistance], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relief relief] given to one in [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distress distress]; help or support. | ||
#* '' | #* ''Yugen cried out for succor in his time of need, and a magical nurse floated down to assist.''[[File:Succor - Angel Rescuing Figure from Bathtub (Earthbath) Under Night Sky.png|alt=Grayscale pixel-art scene of a person lying in a bathtub outdoors at night while a winged figure reaches down from the sky to pull them up, symbolizing rescue or aid.|thumb|Succor - A winged figure descends from the night sky to rescue a vulnerable person from a bathtub in a desolate landscape. Commissioned by MoribundMurdoch; artwork by @pixel_paul.]] | ||
# Aid or assistance in a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/military military] sense, especially [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinforcement reinforcements] (troops, supplies). | # Aid or assistance in a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/military military] sense, especially [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinforcement reinforcements] (troops, supplies). | ||
#* ''The army called for succor before the siege worsened.'' | #* ''The army called for succor before the siege worsened.'' | ||
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#* ''Reinforcements were sent to succor the city.'' | #* ''Reinforcements were sent to succor the city.'' | ||
# (obsolete) To [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protect protect] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shelter shelter]. | # (obsolete) To [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protect protect] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shelter shelter]. | ||
===Walkthrough Video=== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|ddbM6IzMWmo|400|center|Video walkthrough for ''succor''}} | |||
====Alternative forms==== | ====Alternative forms==== | ||
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====Other Dictionary Entries for "Succor"==== | ====Other Dictionary Entries for "Succor"==== | ||
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succor Merriam Webster's Entry for "Succor"] | * [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succor Merriam Webster's Entry for "Succor"] | ||
[https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/succor Webster 1828 Entry for "Succor"] | * [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/succor Webster 1828 Entry for "Succor"] | ||
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* [https://www.fiverr.com/pixel_paul Pixel_Paul (pixel artist on Fiverr)] | |||