ease up
v.
ease off; diminish pressure, reduce intensity; become less intense; give way, yield the right of way; move over as to make room for someone else
ease up
Verb
1. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
(synonym) move over, give way, give, yield
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) abandon, give up
2. become less intense
(synonym) ease off, slacken off, flag
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
3. reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
(synonym) ease off, let up
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
ease up
not push as much, reduce the pressure, let up You can ease up on the gas pedal when we reach 100 km per hour.
ease up
Synonyms and related words:
abate, arrest, backpedal, backwater, bate, brake, check, clip the wings, curb, decelerate, delay, detain, draw rein, ease, ease off, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede, keep back, let down, let up, let up on, loose, loosen, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, mitigate, moderate, obstruct, reef, rein in, relax, remit, retard, set back, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, slow, slow down, slow up, stay, take in sail, throttle down, unbend, unbrace, unlax, unstrain, unstring, unwind,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
EASE UP
ALLEGGERIRE. FACILITARE. RENDERE PIÙ FACILE. DIMINUIRE D'INTENSITÀ. DIMINUIRE DI DIFFICOLTÀ. RILASSARSI. ALLENTARE. MOLLARE