To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
To move (something) slowly and carefully.
To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
To reduce the difficulty of (something).
To proceed with little effort.
To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
To lessen in intensity.
To give respite to (someone).
Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
Ability, the means to do something
Freedom from difficulty.
Skill, dexterity, facility.
Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference.
Freedom from effort, leisure, rest.
Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle,
ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
Various species of the genus Dendrocnide
Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle,
rock nettle (Eucnide);
small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
Solanum elaeagnifolium, bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle;
false nettle (Boehmeria, family Urticaceae);
flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus);
hedge nettle (Stachys);
hemp nettle (Galeopsis);
Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle,
horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
Celtis (hackberry).
nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
Solanum rostratum, horse-nettle;
dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
Urtica ferox (tree nettle);
Solanum dimidiatum, western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle;
Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
Urera baccifera (scratchbush),