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The definition of relief

17 Definitions of: relief

1. noun, a feeling of cheerfulness or optimism that follows the removal of anxiety, pain, or distress
2. noun, deliverance from or alleviation of anxiety, pain, distress, etc
3. noun, a) help or assistance, as to the poor, needy, or distressed b) (as modifier)
4. noun, short for tax relief
5. noun, something that affords a diversion from monotony
6. noun, a person who replaces or relieves another at some task or duty
7. noun, a bus, shuttle plane, etc, that carries additional passengers when a scheduled service is full
8. noun, a road (relief road) carrying traffic round an urban area; bypass
9. noun, a) the act of freeing a beleaguered town, fortress, etc b) (as modifier)
10. noun, Also called: relievo, rilievo sculpture architect a) the projection of forms or figures from a flat ground, so that they are partly or wholly free of it b) a piece of work of this kind
11. noun, a printing process, such as engraving, letterpress, etc, that employs raised surfaces from which ink is transferred to the paper
12. noun, any vivid effect resulting from contrast
13. noun, variation in altitude in an area; difference between highest and lowest level
14. noun, mechanical engineering the removal of the surface material of a bearing area to allow the access of lubricating fluid
15. noun, law redress of a grievance or hardship
16. noun, European history a succession of payments made by an heir to a fief to his lord: the size of the relief was determined by the lord within bounds set by custom
17. noun, on relief (of people) in receipt of government aid because of personal need
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Synonyms:	release, respite, ease, comfort, cure, remedy, solace, balm, deliverance, mitigate	And more...

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