'ease up' definitions:

Definition of 'ease up'

verb

Move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: move over, give way, give, ease up, yield]

verb

Become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag]

verb

Reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" [syn: ease up, ease off, let up]

Synonyms of 'ease up'

From: Moby Thesaurus

abate,
arrest,
backpedal,
backwater,
bate,
brake,
check,
clip the wings,
curb,
decelerate,
delay,
detain,
draw rein,
ease,
ease off,
hold back,
hold in check,
hold up,
impede,
keep back,
let down,
let up,
let up on,
loose,
loosen,
lose ground,
lose momentum,
lose speed,
mitigate,
moderate,
obstruct,
reef,
rein in,
relax,
remit,
retard,
set back,
slack,
slack off,
slack up,
slacken,
slake,
slow,
slow down,
slow up,
stay,
take in sail,
throttle down,
unbend,
unbrace,
unlax,
unstrain,
unstring,
unwind

Words containing 'ease up'

At ease,
Ease,
Eased,
Easeful,
Easefully,
Easefulness,
Easing,
To ease off,
With ease,
ease off,
Chapel of ease,
Ill at ease,
To ease a ship,
To ease away,
To ease the helm,
To set at ease,
To stand at ease,
Heart's-ease,
Little-ease,
ill-at-ease