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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.

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  1. (transitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious
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And yes, before you get on your high culture-jamming horse, I know I'm not the first one to do this, so ease off pardner.
The idea that you start very strict and ease off later is basic stuff to trainee teachers.
Ireland were not about to ease off, and emphasised the point with Henderson's dramatic arrival in midfield.
Pressure on the prices of components is expected to ease off a little, which will be reflected in an improved margin.
Moran spun the wheel without reply, and gave an order to Jim to ease off the foresheet.
In an increasingly difficult global economy, prospects for economic growth in the EU worsen and inflation has not yet started to ease off.

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