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ease off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ease off - become less intenseslacken off, ease up, flagdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 2. | ease off - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"let up, ease upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
easenoun1. Freedom, especially from pain:alleviation, assuagement, mitigation, palliation, relief.2. Freedom from constraint, formality, embarrassment, or awkwardness:casualness, easiness, informality, naturalness, poise, spontaneity, unceremoniousness, unrestraint.3. Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain:leisure, relaxation, repose, rest.4. The ability to perform without apparent effort:easiness, effortlessness, facileness, facility, readiness.5. Steady good fortune or financial security:comfort, prosperity, prosperousness.Informal: easy street.Idioms: comfortable circumstances, the good life.verb1. To make less severe or more bearable:allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve.2. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:let up, loose, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten.3. To become or cause to become less active or intense.Off or up:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.4. To make less difficult:expedite, facilitate.Idioms: clear the way for, grease the wheels, open the door for.5. To maneuver gently and slowly into place:glide, slide, slip.6. To advance carefully and gradually:edge, sidle.phrasal verb
ease offTo moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure:relent, slacken, soften, weaken, yield.Idiom: give way.Translationsease off
ease off1. To become less harsh or severe. I think you need to ease off on your punishment. I mean, it's not like he got into serious trouble. When did the weatherman say this thunderstorm is supposed to ease off?2. To lessen slowly over time. I think you should try to sell your house now because skyrocketing prices in the area will probably ease off soon.See also: ease, offease off (on someone or something) and ease up (on someone or something)to reduce the urgency with which one deals with someone or something; to put less pressure on someone or something. Ease off on John. He has been yelled at enough today. Yes, please ease off. I can't stand any more. Tell them to ease up on the horses. They are getting tired.See also: ease, offease off(on someone or something ) and ease up (on someone or something ) to reduce the urgency with which one deals with someone or something; to put less pressure on someone or something. Ease off on John. He has been yelled at enough today. Yes, please ease off. I can't stand any more. Tell them to ease up on the horses. They are getting tired.See also: ease, offease off[for something] to diminish. The rain began to ease off. The storm seems to have eased off a little.See also: ease, offease off1. Also, ease up. Lessen in severity, relax; abate. For example, I wish you'd ease off on Harold; he's doing the best he can, or The wind's eased up so I think the storm is just about over. [Late 1800s] Also see let up. 2. Fall away, gradually decrease, as in The market's easing off, so we may get some stocks more cheaply. [Late 1800s] See also: ease, offease offv.1. To diminish gradually in intensity or severity: My headache eased off after I took an aspirin.2. To move away from someone or something slowly and carefully: The snake eased off from the mongoose. Better ease off—they have a gun.3. To treat someone less severely: The principal eased off on the student and only gave a warning. The coach has made us practice very hard and hasn't eased off for days.See also: ease, offEncyclopediaSeeeaseease off
Synonyms for ease offverb become less intenseSynonymsRelated Words- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
verb reduce pressure or intensitySynonymsRelated Words |