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    EASE OFF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Reduce pressure or intensityplay

    Example:

    he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down

    Synonyms:

    ease off; ease up; let up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "ease off" is one way to...):

    alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Become less intenseplay

    Synonyms:

    ease off; ease up; flag; slacken off

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "ease off" is one way to...):

    decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

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