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truck: We have no relations with that company.
relationship
n. See relation, 1, 2, above.
relative adj. 1 related, connected, associated, allied, affiliated,
interconnected, interrelated, pertinent, relevant, germane,
applicable; apropos: Your comments are not relative to the
matter at hand. 2 Sometimes, relative to. comparative,
comparable, proportionate, proportional, commensurate; analogous
to, contingent on, dependent on, reliant on, conditioned by,
subject to, attendant on, correspondent or corresponding to,
provisional on, appurtenant to; subordinate to, ancillary to:
Well, as they say, everything is relative. Relative humidity
depends on the temperature of the air. The yield is relative to
the effort.
--n. 3 See relation, 3, above.
relatively
adv. more or less, somewhat, comparatively, rather, to some
degree or extent: Business has been relatively quiet lately.
relax v. 1 loosen, let go, release, let up (on), relieve, ease,
reduce, moderate, slacken, remit, Colloq ease up on, slacken up
on: He relaxed his grip on the rope and fell to his death on
the rocks below. 2 diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce, abate,
weaken, mitigate, modify, tone down, moderate, modulate, lighten
(up on), check, temper, curb: We must not relax our vigilance.
I hope that they don't relax the regulations concerning smoking
in the office. 3 ease up, slow down, loosen up, put one's feet
up, rest, unbend, Colloq take it easy, unwind: Why not come for
a weekend and relax a bit? 4 calm down, cool down, quiet down,
stay calm, cool and collected, Colloq take it easy, Slang cool
it: You ought to relax and not get so excited.
relaxation
n. 1 ease, repose, rest, leisure, recreation, amusement,
entertainment, fun, pleasure, diversion, Colloq R and R ('rest
and relaxation'): For relaxation we usually charter a boat and
go sailing. 2 easing (up or off), relief, alleviation,
abatement, diminution, lessening, mitigation, moderation,
slackening, remission, weakening, letting up, Colloq let-up: