To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, there.
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
To urinate or defecate.
To ease one's own desire to orgasm, often through masturbation to orgasm.
To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.
To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.