ease
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: to be at ease about one's health.
freedom from difficulty or great effort; facility: It can be done with ease.
freedom from financial need; plenty: a life of ease on a moderate income.
freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality; unaffectedness: ease of manner;the ease and elegance of her poetry.
to free from anxiety or care: to ease one's mind.
to mitigate, lighten, or lessen: to ease pain.
to release from pressure, tension, or the like.
to move or shift with great care: to ease a car into a narrow parking space.
to render less difficult; facilitate: I'll help if it will ease your job.
to provide (an architectural member) with an easement.
Shipbuilding. to trim (a timber of a wooden hull) so as to fair its surface into the desired form of the hull.
Nautical.
to bring (the helm or rudder of a vessel) slowly amidships.
to bring the head of (a vessel) into the wind.
to slacken or lessen the hold upon (a rope).
to lessen the hold of (the brake of a windlass).
to abate in severity, pressure, tension, etc. (often followed by off or up).
to become less painful, burdensome, etc.
to move, shift, or be moved or be shifted with great care.
ease out, to remove from a position of authority, a job, or the like, especially by methods intended to be tactful: He was eased out as division head to make way for the boss's nephew.
Idioms about ease
at ease, Military. a position of rest in which soldiers may relax but may not leave their places or talk.
Origin of ease
1synonym study For ease
Other words for ease
Opposites for ease
Other words from ease
- self-ease, noun
- self-easing, adjective
- well-eased, adjective
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How to use ease in a sentence
“We need to do the recount so we can put people’s minds at ease,” said James.
Pressure mounts on state Republicans as lawsuits challenging election results founder | Elise Viebeck, Tom Hamburger, Jon Swaine, Emma Brown | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostCoronavirus infections across the greater Washington region surged past the 3,000 mark Wednesday for the first time, spreading with relative ease as caseloads set another record high.
Daily coronavirus infections surpass 3,000 in D.C. region, setting record for eighth day | Dana Hedgpeth | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostNo, but the child can exhibit more signs of ease and adaptability with gentle parenting styles and strong attachment.
Why one child can be more ‘difficult’ than another | Meghan Leahy | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostPortability and ease of setup are key for wireless earbuds, and it’s important to choose a pair that’s as powerful as it is lightweight.
Best wireless earbuds: Five things to consider | PopSci Commerce Team | October 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe Jefferson of this book is the familiar visionary and conflict-avoidance specialist who consistently fails to retire to a life of ease.
Four presidents who put Virginia’s stamp on early America | Andrew Burstein | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
In 1993, the military eased its grip and offered a transition to civilian governance.
The United States is now the only really powerful nation to have eased into stable democratic government from the ground up.
Slayman eased the young man—Matt, from Pennsylvania—out of the car and got him on his stumbling way.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos | Steve Miller | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe White House eased pressure on Tehran to get a preliminary nuclear deal.
Over time he can be eased out—as long as his Alawite people are protected in some kind of federal Syria.
Fresh gangs manned the sweeps and the riders on the eastern bank eased their pace to a walk.
The Red Year | Louis TracyWilson eased down the aisle, casually pushing a woman out of his way, and glanced over his victim's shoulder.
Two hours later, Mr. Peck entered Charlie Ward's office again and eased himself into a chair.
Janet made a wry face and with the greatest care eased herself into a chair piled with cushions.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankA muscle twitched in his corded neck; Arnold eased his long frame into a chair, rubbed thumb and forefinger at his eyes.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
British Dictionary definitions for ease
/ (iːz) /
freedom from discomfort, worry, or anxiety
lack of difficulty, labour, or awkwardness; facility
rest, leisure, or relaxation
freedom from poverty or financial embarrassment; affluence: a life of ease
lack of restraint, embarrassment, or stiffness: his ease of manner disarmed us
at ease military
(of a standing soldier, etc) in a relaxed position with the feet apart and hands linked behind the back
a command to adopt such a position
in a relaxed attitude or frame of mind
to make or become less burdensome
(tr) to relieve (a person) of worry or care; comfort
(tr) to make comfortable or give rest to
(tr) to make less difficult; facilitate
to move or cause to move into, out of, etc, with careful manipulation: to ease a car into a narrow space
(when intr, often foll by off or up) to lessen or cause to lessen in severity, pressure, tension, or strain; slacken, loosen, or abate
ease oneself or ease nature archaic, euphemistic to urinate or defecate
ease the helm nautical to relieve the pressure on the rudder of a vessel, esp by bringing the bow into the wind
Origin of ease
1Derived forms of ease
- easer, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ease
In addition to the idioms beginning with ease
- ease off
- ease out
also see:
- at ease
- ill at ease
Also see undereasilyeasy.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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