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English verb: ease up | |||
| 1. | ease up (motion) move in order to make room for someone for something | ||
| Samples | The park gave way to a supermarket. `Move over,' he told the crowd. | ||
| Synonyms | give, give way, move over, yield | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Verb group | abandon, give up | ||
| 2. | ease up (change) become less intense | ||
| Synonyms | ease off, flag, slacken off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| 3. | ease up (change) reduce pressure or intensity | ||
| Samples | He eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down. | ||
| Synonyms | ease off, let up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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