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[ verb ] move gently or carefully
Examples "He eased himself into the chair" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Warren eased his rifle 's safety off and gently , slowly sneaked another clip of ammunition from one of the cloth bandoleers that marked the upper part of his body with an X . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)The half-breed eased the Winchester down and rested it across his lap . |
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[ verb ] lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
Synonyms Examples "ease the pain in your legs" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Even_so , he could not ease the tension of his body ; the rough surface of the earth itself seemed to resist every attempt on his part to relax . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)He had stupidly thought himself compelled to ease his brother 's pain . |
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[ verb ] make easier
Synonyms Examples "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" Used in print (The New York Times,...)An agreement among the Princes on a coalition government would ease their task , diplomats conceded . The editorial concerned legislative proposals to ease the tax burden on du_Pont stockholders , in connection with the United_States Supreme_court ruling that du_Pont must divest itself of its extensive General Motors stock holdings . (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)When Governor_Al_Smith offered New_York National_Guard planes to fly the mail in and out of the state , it seemed a likely temporary solution , easing Burlington 's bottleneck and that at Montpelier too . Related terms |
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[ noun ] freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Synonyms Examples : "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease" "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" Related terms |
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[ verb ] lessen the intensity of or calm
Examples "The news eased my conscience" "still the fears" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Moreover , an eventual meeting was desirable if for no other reason than to satisfy world opinion that the U._S. was not inflexible and was sparing no effort to ease international tensions . |
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[ noun ] a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
Synonyms Examples : "a life of luxury and ease" "he had all the material comforts of this world" Related terms |
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[ noun ] freedom from constraint or embarrassment
Synonyms Examples "I am never at ease with strangers" Related terms |
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[ noun ] freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Synonyms Examples "took his repose by the swimming pool" Related terms |
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