ALL meanings of relieving
re·lieve
R r - verb with object relieving to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.). 1
- verb with object relieving to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc. 1
- verb with object relieving to free from need, poverty, etc. 1
- verb with object relieving to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.). 1
- verb with object relieving to ease (a person) of any burden, wrong, or oppression, as by legal means. 1
- verb with object relieving 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 relieving 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 relieving to bring into relief or prominence; heighten the effect of. 1
- verb with object relieving to release (one on duty) by coming as or providing a substitute or replacement. 1
- verb with object relieving 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 relieving Baseball. to replace (a pitcher). 1
- verb without object relieving Baseball. to act as a relief pitcher: He relieved in 52 games for the Pirates last season. 1
- idioms relieving to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate. 1