Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. transitive to reduce pressure (on someone)
WordNet 3.0
- v. become less intense
- v. reduce pressure or intensity
Examples
“Al's big brother Measure was trying to get Ma to ease off and not get herself all worked up.”
“But you'd be best off, miss, to ease off on that applejack before your head spins off.”
“Hugh, lissome and young, and mindful of some long, hard rides of his own after Lincoln, dropped to his knees and braced experienced hands to ease off the heavy riding boots.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘ease off’.
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phrasal verbs: OFF
work off, laugh off, kick off, write off, tell off, sleep off, clock off, ease off, rattle off, tick off, fall off, dash off and 35 more...
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phrasal verbs
win over, switch over, break out, work out, stand out, catch up, sleep in, hand in, take notice, put up, free up, set aside and 21 more...
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Phrasal Verbs
give over, talk up, scrape into, scrape in, scrape up, scrape together, horse around, see out, see after, see about, see fit, see through and 35 more...
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