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Definition of Ease up

1. Verb. Move in order to make room for someone for something. "These cars won't ease up "; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

2. Verb. Become less intense.

3. Verb. Reduce pressure or intensity. "He eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"

Definition of Ease up

1. Verb. To become more relaxed ¹

2. Verb. To reduce the speed ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ease Up

earwax earwaxes earwear earwig earwigged earwigging earwiggy earwigs earwitness earwitnesses

earworm earworms earywig ease ease off ease up (current term) eased easeful easefull easefully

easefulness easel easeled easeless easellike easels easely easer

Literary usage of Ease up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp, Brooke Heckstall-Smith (1900)
"At the next attempt, as the helm is put down, ease up the jib sheet smartly and haul in the main ... ease up the topping lift, and trim tacks and sheets. ..."

2. Dictionary and Grammar of the Language of Saʻa and Ulawa, Solomon Islands by Walter George Ivens (1918)
"... hot. duda, dududu U., vi, to move position; dudu met, ease up; dudu weu, ease off; pua dududu i Kela, the areca palm that drew toward Kela; walo dududu, ..."

3. Songs and Stories from Tennessee by John Trotwood Moore (1902)
"an' ef he did ease up es he went up de hill, it wuz only jes' long enuf ter let de light shine down on him frum ..."

4. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1912)
"Mr. McGuffey, bear a hand an' ease up on that compressor." . "Bang" came a hammer down on the shackle, the chain paid out and a little cloud of red rust ..."

5. The Sailor's Handy Book and Yachtsman's Manual Adapted for the Use of the by Edward Francis Qualtrough (1881)
"Should the wind still increase, take in the close-reef, heave her in stays, and 1st the jib run in; ease up the bobstay, bowsprit shrouds, and top-mast stay ..."

6. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"ease up and unhook the cat. The second boat hauls up bow first, secures her stopper to the ... Bowse taut the luff, secure and ease up the fish. To let go. ..."

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