3. relief money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or need.
4. relief something affording a pleasing change, as from monotony.
5. relief release from a post of duty, as by the arrival of a replacement.
6. relief the person or persons acting as replacement.
7. relief the rescue of a besieged town, fort, etc., from an attacking force.
8. relief the freeing of a closed space, as a tank or boiler, from more than a desirable amount of pressure or vacuum.
9. relief a sum of money paid by the heir of a feudal tenant to the lord for the privilege of succeeding to the estate.
10. (n.)relief prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
11. relief the projection of a figure or part from the ground or plane on which it is formed, as in sculpture or similar work.
12. relief a piece or work in such projection.
13. relief an apparent projection of parts in a painting, drawing, etc., giving the appearance of the third dimension.
14. relief the differences in elevation and slope between the higher and lower parts of the land surface of a given area.
15. relief a printing process, as letterpress, in which ink is transferred to paper from raised printing surfaces.
Etymology: (1600–10; < F relief and It rilievo; see relief1)
Definition of 'relief'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)relief, alleviation, assuagement the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
2. (noun)relief, ease the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
3. (noun)relief (law) redress awarded by a court "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
4. (noun)stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
5. (noun)relief, succor, succour, ministration assistance in time of difficulty "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
6. (noun)respite, rest, relief, rest period a pause for relaxation "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
7. (noun)easing, moderation, relief a change for the better
8. (noun)relief aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped "he has been on relief for many years"
9. (noun)easing, easement, alleviation, relief the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
10. (noun)relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
11. (noun)relief the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"
1. (noun)relief a feeling of happiness when sth unpleasant is past or avoided It was a relief to discover that nothing had been stolen.; Relief showed on her face.
2. relief a decrease in sth unpleasant pain/stress relief; Rain showers brought some relief from the heat.
3. relief aid or assistance for people who need help Relief is being sent to the flooded areas.; relief workers
4. relief permission not to pay all of sth debt/tax relief
Definition of 'relief'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)relief 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
2. (noun)relief 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
3. (noun)relief 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
4. (noun)relief 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
5. (noun)relief the projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed
6. (noun)relief the appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure
7. (noun)relief the height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch
8. (noun)relief the elevations and surface undulations of a country
Definitions of 'relief'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. relief prominence of a sculpture from a plain surface; works in relief are of three kinds: alto-relievo, high relief; mezzo-relievo, medium relief; basso-relievo, low relief.
Definition of 'relief'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. relief Inequalities of evaluation and the configuration of land features on the surface of the Earth which may be represented on maps or charts by contours, hypsometric tints, shading, or spot elevations.
Sense: a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.
Definitions of relief 
Afrikaans: verligting
Arabic: إسْعاف، راحَه
Bulgarian: облекчение
Brazilian: alívio
Czech: úleva
German: die Erleichterung
Danish: lettelse
Greek: ανακούφιση
Spanish: alivio
Estonian: kergendus
Farsi: تسکین
Finnish: helpotus
French: soulagement
Hebrew: הַקָלָה
Hindi: राहत
Croatian: ublaženje, olakšica
Hungarian: megkönnyebbülés
Indonesian: kelegaan
Icelandic: léttir, linun
Italian: sollievo
Japanese: 軽減
Korean: (고통, 고민 등의) 완화, 경감
Lithuanian: palengvėjimas
Latvian: atvieglojums
Malay: lega
Dutch: verlichting, opluchting
Norwegian: lindring; lettelse; befri
Polish: ulga
Persian: تسکین
Pashto: مرسته، ملاتړ، هوسايى دمه:
Portuguese: alívio
Romanian: uşurare; calmare
Russian: облегчение
Slovak: úľava
Slovenian: olajšanje
Serbian: olakšanje
Swedish: lindring, lättnad
Thai: การผ่อนคลาย
Turkish: ferahlık, rahatlama
Taiwanese: (痛苦、擔憂、無聊感)減輕、消除
Ukrainian: полегшення, заспокоєння
Urdu: اطمینان
Vietnamese: sự giảm nhẹ; sự khuây khỏ
Chinese: （痛苦的）减轻
