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Definition of Ease off
1. Verb. Become less intense.
2. Verb. Reduce pressure or intensity. "He eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
Definition of Ease off
1. Verb. (transitive) to reduce pressure (on someone) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ease Off
Literary usage of Ease off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... to ease off social pressure, the right policy of the state in this sphere will
for the present be one of abstention. It is indeed certain that ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... outer to ease off a little, to surge (a rope). Wfa)rift, («--.)/. copy,
transcript; duplicate ..."
3. The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation by Nathaniel Bowditch (1826)
"... ease off the tack, run in upon the sheet, and louer away the inner ... ease off
the mizen sheet, and brail up briskly, taking in at the same time the ..."
4. The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation by Nathaniel Bowditch (1826)
"When the rope-bands are all off, ease off the lee ear-ring, and louer down the
sail ; and. when the people upon deck have got bold of the lee part of the ..."
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