assist
noun/əˈsɪst/
/əˈsɪst/
- an action in ice hockey, football (soccer), etc. in which a player passes the ball in a way that helps another player on the same team to score a goal
- He had/made ten assists.
- an action in baseball in which a player throws the ball to another member of the team who gets an opponent out either by stepping onto the base before the runner reaches it, or by touching the runner with the ball before they reach the baseTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.
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