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eased up

eased up is the simple past and past participle of ease up.

Meaning of ease up

Verb

ease up (third-person singular simple present eases up, present participle easing up, simple past and past participle eased up)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To become more relaxed or less demanding.
    • I suggest that you ease up a bit at work. You're getting stressed out.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To reduce one's speed.
    • He came hurtling round the corner, but quickly eased up when he saw Jane standing there.

Questions about eased up

What is eased up the simple past and past participle of?
Eased up is the simple past and past participle of ease up.

Words near eased up in the dictionary

  1. Easebourne
  2. eased
  3. eased off
  4. eased one's mind
  5. eased oneself
  6. eased up
  7. easeful
  8. easefull
  9. easefully
  10. easefulness
  11. easel

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