ALL meanings of relieved
re·lieve
R r - adjective relieved person: freed from anxiety 1
- verb with object relieved to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.). 1
- verb with object relieved to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc. 1
- verb with object relieved to free from need, poverty, etc. 1
- verb with object relieved to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.). 1
- verb with object relieved to ease (a person) of any burden, wrong, or oppression, as by legal means. 1
- verb with object relieved to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress): to relieve the steam pressure; to relieve the stress on the supporting walls. 1
- verb with object relieved to make less tedious, unpleasant, or monotonous; break or vary the sameness of: curtains to relieve the drabness of the room. 1
- verb with object relieved to bring into relief or prominence; heighten the effect of. 1
- verb with object relieved to release (one on duty) by coming as or providing a substitute or replacement. 1
- verb with object relieved Machinery. to free (a closed space, as a tank, boiler, etc.) of more than a desirable pressure or vacuum. to reduce (the pressure or vacuum in such a space) to a desirable level. 1
- verb with object relieved Baseball. to replace (a pitcher). 1
- verb without object relieved Baseball. to act as a relief pitcher: He relieved in 52 games for the Pirates last season. 1
- idioms relieved to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate. 1
- adjective relieved If you are relieved, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. 0
- adjective relieved experiencing relief, esp from worry or anxiety 0
- adjective relieved having part of the surface cut away to avoid friction or wear 0
- adjective relieved A relieved component has part of its surface cut away to avoid friction or wear. 0