ease up
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
move in order to make room for someone for something
The park gave way to a supermarket
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- abandon verb group
Sense 2 verb
become less intense
Types & categories
- decrease hypernym
Sense 3 verb
reduce pressure or intensity
he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- lull derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | abandon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lull |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |