<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.</li><li>A means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc.</li><li>Money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or need.</li><li>Something affording a pleasing change, as from monotony.</li><li>Release from a post of duty, as by the arrival of a substitute or replacement.</li><li>The person or persons acting as replacement.</li><li>The rescue of a besieged town, fort, etc., from an attacking force.</li><li>The freeing of a closed space, as a tank or boiler, from more than a desirable amount of pressure or vacuum.</li><li>A fine or composition which the heir of a feudal tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of succeeding to the estate.</li><li>A distinct or abrupt change in mood, scene, action, etc., resulting in a reduction of intensity, as in a play or novel.</li></ul>