Relief vs. Relieve

Reliefnoun

The removal of stress or discomfort.

Reliefnoun

The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.

Reliefnoun

The person who takes over a shift for another.

Reliefnoun

Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

Reliefnoun

(legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.

Reliefnoun

A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.

Reliefnoun

A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.

Reliefnoun

The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.

Reliefnoun

The difference of elevations on a surface.

Reliefadjective

(of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.

Reliefadjective

Of or used in letterpress.

Reliefnoun

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.

Reliefnoun

Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry.

Reliefnoun

That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.

Reliefnoun

A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.

Reliefnoun

The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.

Reliefnoun

The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.

Reliefnoun

The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

Reliefnoun

The elevations and surface undulations of a country.

Reliefnoun

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced;

Reliefnoun

the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress);

Reliefnoun

(law) redress awarded by a court;

Reliefnoun

someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);

Reliefnoun

assistance in time of difficulty;

Reliefnoun

a pause for relaxation;

Reliefnoun

a change for the better

Reliefnoun

aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped;

Reliefnoun

the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance);

Reliefnoun

sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

Reliefnoun

the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged;

Relief

Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevo, to raise.

Relieveverb

To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.

Relieveverb

To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.

Relieveverb

To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).

Relieveverb

To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).

Relieveverb

(obsolete) To lift up; to raise again.

Relieveverb

To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).

Relieveverb

(legal) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.

Relieveverb

To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.

Relieveverb

To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.

Relieveverb

To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.

Relieveverb

To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief.

Relieveverb

(reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate.

Relieveverb

To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

Relieveverb

To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.

Relieveverb

To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.

Relieveverb

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.

Relieveverb

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.

Relieveverb

To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty.

Relieveverb

To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right.

Relieveverb

provide physical relief, as from pain;

Relieveverb

free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

Relieveverb

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;

Relieveverb

lessen the intensity of or calm;

Relieveverb

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Relieveverb

relieve oneself of troubling information

Relieveverb

alleviate or remove;

Relieveverb

provide relief for;

Relieveverb

free from a burden, evil, or distress

Relieveverb

take by stealing;

Relieveverb

grant exemption or release to;