Definitions for the word "relief" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
1 a alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, etc. B feeling accompanying such deliverance. 2 feature etc. That diversifies monotony or relaxes tension. 3 assistance (esp. Financial) given to those in special need or difficulty. 4 a replacing of a person or persons on duty by another or others. B person or persons replacing others in this way. 5 (usu. Attrib.) Thing supplementing another in some service (relief bus). 6 a method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface. B piece of sculpture etc. In relief. C representation of relief given by an arrangement of line, colour, or shading. 7 vividness, distinctness (brings the facts out in sharp relief). 8 (foll. By of) reinforcement (esp. The raising of a siege) of a place. 9 esp. Law redress of a hardship or grievance. [french and italian: related to *relieve]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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