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ease off

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Verb1.ease off - become less intense
slacken off, ease up, flag
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
2.ease off - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
let up, ease up
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"


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We'll have to do sentry-go and ease off a point or so on the rum.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Unable to hang on as close in the eye of the wind as formerly, he proceeded to slack his sheet a trifle and to ease off a bit, in order to outfoot me.
Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context
But King Laugh he come like the sunshine, and he ease off the strain again, and we bear to go on with our labor, what it may be.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
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