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n.
A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
v. t.
To relieve from the dumps.
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.
To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.
v. t.
To relieve from sadness; to cheer.
v. t.
To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil.
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To relieve of a pack or burden.
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.
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 relieve from a strain; to relax.
n.
The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release.
n.
Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.
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.
v. t.
To relieve from a burden.
v. t.
To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle.
n.
One who, or that which, relieves.
v. t.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
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.
Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
imp. & p. p.
of Relieve
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