What is the meaning of RELIEVE. Phrases containing RELIEVE
See meanings and uses of RELIEVE!RELIEVE
RELIEVE
RELIEVE
RELIEVE
RELIEVE
RELIEVE
Acronyms & AI meanings
Give Rural Adults A Study Program
Galesburg Regional Economic Development Association
Rafferty Technical Research
minimal residual tumor
Human Use of the Earth
Kombinierten Physikalischen Entstauungsbehandlung
Virtual Home Space Builder
Baltimore Hebrew University
Gambia Football Association
California Horse Patrol
RELIEVE
RELIEVE
RELIEVE
v. t.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
imp. & p. p.
of Relieve
v. t.
To relieve from sadness; to cheer.
a.
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
v. t.
To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.
n.
A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
v. t.
To relieve from a burden.
v. t.
To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.
v. t. & i.
To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.
v. t.
Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
v. t.
To relieve from the dumps.
n.
A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc.
n.
One who, or that which, relieves.
n.
The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release.
v. t.
To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town.
v. t.
To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle.
v. t.
To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil.
n.
Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.
v. t.
To relieve from a strain; to relax.
v. t.
To relieve of a pack or burden.
RELIEVE
RELIEVE