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reliever
noun 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
kind, last, upset-stomach
VERB + RELIEVER
take
RELIEVER + NOUN
anderson, julio, nick, ur
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.
2
A relief pitcher.
The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.
3
Someone who fills in for another.
I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.
4
A garment kept for being lent out.
Now that fellow wants five or ten dollars on his suit. He goes to this pawn shop and asks for a reliever. That is a second-hand suit, pretty well used up.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.
Wiktionary02
The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.
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I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.
Wiktionary04
Do you have a pain reliever?
Tatoeba · #27827705
Take the pain reliever only when you need it.
Tatoeba · #27827806
The Dodgers rallied in the sixth inning, scoring a run on a wild pitch by Rays reliever Nick Anderson and a second run on a fielder’s choice one batter later.
Tatoeba · #9203083Usage Notes
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