Synonyms of relieve
97 similar words
Another word for relieve is assuage. Other synonyms of relieve are liss, boo-boo, cack, crap and defecate.
Synonyms and similar words for relieve
verbTo ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
- lissTo ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
verbTo urinate or defecate.
- boo-boo
- cack
- crap slang, vulgar
- defecate formal
- ease oneself euphemisticTo defecate or urinate.
- do a number two euphemisticTo defecate.
- drop a bomb slang
- drop a deuce slangTo release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
- dung
- feceateTo discharge feces from the digestive tract.
- have a shit vulgarSynonym of take a shit.
- move one's bowelsTo excrete feces from one's bowels: to defecate.
- pinch a loaf slangTo defecate.
- pinch one off slangTo defecate.
- poo
- pooh
- poop
- sharnThe dung or manure of cattle or sheep.
- shartTo defecate while farting, typically unintentionally.
- shiss
- shit vulgar
- shite vulgarTo defecate.
- stool
- take a dump slangTo defecate.
- take a shit vulgar
- take a crap slang, vulgarTo defecate.
- uncoil slang
- void one's bowels formal
- break the sealTo urinate, particularly for the first time after drinking alcohol.
- hit the headTo urinate or defecate; to go to the bathroom.
- micturateTo urinate.
- pass waterTo urinate.
- pee
- piddle British
- piss vulgar
- slash British
- take a leakTo urinate.
- take a pissTo urinate, especially of a male person.
- take a whizTo urinate.
- tinkle
- urinateTo pass urine from the body.
- void
- weeTo urinate.
- wee wee
- widdle British
- whiz
- choke a darkie offensive, rareTo defecate.
- do one's ease obsolete, slangTo ease one's bowels; to defecate.
- do one's easement obsolete, slangTo ease one's bowels: to defecate.
- drite dialectal, obsoleteTo defecate.
- drop a chalupa rare, slangTo release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
- drop anchor rare, slang
- drop the kids off at the pool rare, slangTo defecate into a toilet.
- excrementize archaicTo defecate.
- take the Browns to the Super Bowl US, rareTo defecate.
verbTo ease one's own desire to orgasm, often through masturbation to orgasm.
- abuse
- bash one outTo masturbate.
- bate
- beat it
- beat off
- crank one outTo masturbate manually by stimulating one's penis.
- fapTo masturbate.
- frig
- goon
- jack off US
- jack itTo masturbate.
- jerk
- jerk itTo masturbate.
- jerk the gherkinTo masturbate.
- jerk off US
- jerk one offSynonym of rub one off (“to masturbate”).
- jerk one outSynonym of rub one out (“to masturbate”).
- jork it
- knock one outTo masturbate.
- make the bald man cryTo masturbate.
- masturbate
- mastuprateMasturbate.
- play pocket pool
- play with oneselfTo masturbate.
- pleasure oneself
- rub one offSynonym of masturbate.
- rub one outTo masturbate.
- self-abuse
- self-polluteTo masturbate.
- service oneselfTo masturbate.
- skeet Canada
- stroke
- toss
- toss off UK
- touch oneself
- wank
- wank offTo masturbate.
- whack offTo masturbate.
- yank
Meaning of relieve
- verb To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
- verb To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
- verb To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
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Questions about synonyms of relieve
- What is another word for relieve?
- Relieve has 97 synonyms on Word.ws, such as assuage, liss, boo-boo, cack, crap, defecate, ease oneself and do a number two.
- What does relieve mean?
- Relieve means to ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
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