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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ease \Ease\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Eased}; p. pr & vb n. {Easing}.] [OE. esen, eisen, OF aisier. See {Ease}, n.] 1. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care to give rest, repose, or tranquility to -- often with of as to ease of pain; ease the body or mind. Eased [from] the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear. --Milton. Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load. --Dryden. 2. To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate. My couch shall ease my complaint. --Job vii. 13. 3. To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as to ease a bar or nut in machinery. 4. To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To ease off}, {To ease away} (Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually. {To ease a ship} (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled. {To ease the helm} (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Syn: To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize; assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: easing n 1: a change for the better [syn: {moderation}, {relief}] 2: the act of reducing something unpleasant as pain; "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: {alleviation}, {relief}]
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