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What does ease off mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ease off? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious
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They gun the boat towards the fish and ease off just before they get too near them.
It is mostly the way to man the clew-lines and the bunt-lines, ease off the lee-sheet and clew it up.
It would be easy to ease off on the pedal, to say stop, as it is extremely uncomfortable.
Moran spun the wheel without reply, and gave an order to Jim to ease off the foresheet.
His fellow high court judge and friend, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, now chief justice of Nauru, recalls his approachability and ease off the bench.
Pressure on the prices of components is expected to ease off a little, which will be reflected in an improved margin.

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