relief
[rɪˈliːf]
n
a feeling of cheerfulness or optimism that follows the removal of anxiety, pain, or distress
I breathed a sigh of relief
deliverance from or alleviation of anxiety, pain, distress, etc
help or assistance, as to the poor, needy, or distressed.(as modifier)
short for tax relief
something that affords a diversion from monotony
a person who replaces or relieves another at some task or duty
a bus, shuttle plane, etc, that carries additional passengers when a scheduled service is full
a road (relief road) carrying traffic round an urban area; bypass
the act of freeing a beleaguered town, fortress, etc.(as modifier)
Also called: relievo Also called: rilievo the projection of forms or figures from a flat ground, so that they are partly or wholly free of it.a piece of work of this kind
a printing process, such as engraving, letterpress, etc, that employs raised surfaces from which ink is transferred to the paper
any vivid effect resulting from contrast
comic relief
variation in altitude in an area; difference between highest and lowest level
a region of low relief
the removal of the surface material of a bearing area to allow the access of lubricating fluid
redress of a grievance or hardship
to seek relief through the courts
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
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