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Dictionary » R » Relief Reliefrelief 1. 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. He seec the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. (Dryden) 2. 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. For this relief much thanks;;tis bitter cold. (Shak) 3. That which removes or lessenc 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. 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. The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on wwhich it is formed. Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief (altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the vocabulary. 6. The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc, to any figure. 7. The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. 8. (Science: physics) The elevations an 6ed d surface undulations of a country. Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve. Synonym: alleviation, mitigation, aid, help, succor, assistance, remedy, redress, indemnification. Origin: OE. Relef, F. Relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf. Basrelief, Rilievi. ![]()
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Re: Odd food poisoning-like symptoms, strange tastes... eat acidic foods you'll wake up in the middle of the night with the stabbing pains you all have ! drinking water only neutralizes the ammonia fast relief can come from alkaline foods like sea-weeds spirulina, wheat grass etc. i would advise hot lemon tea however must of you have scraped your insides ...
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain... of information. Well after changing, their food and had probotic powder,they are getting better, more energy , and hot spots going away.. what a relief, So i got started on research if this is helping my dog.What can i do for myself except selling my house because i'm 33 and cant walk upstairs ...
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Re: Odd food poisoning-like symptoms, strange tastes... I don't know what is going on but I feel tjat sometimes stabbing myself in the stomach a few times would actually give me some sort of relief.
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain... salads, fruits, eggs vegatbles. i find when i eat to much of anything i will get bloated. also excerise when i run its an imedite relief after my workout.its hard to run at first because my stomach is so uncomfortbale but i fight through it because in the end i feel great. but ...
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