ease : Idioms & Phrases

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At ease

  • free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul shall dwell at ease." Ps. xxv. 12.
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Chapel of ease

  • . (a) A chapel or dependent church built for the ease or a accommodation of an increasing parish, or for parishioners who live at a distance from the principal church. (b) A privy. (Law)
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ease off

  • verb become less intense
    slacken off; flag; ease off.
  • verb reduce pressure or intensity
    ease off; let up.
    • he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
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ease up

  • verb move in order to make room for someone for something
    give way; move over; yield; give.
    • The park gave way to a supermarket
    • `Move over,' he told the crowd
  • verb become less intense
    slacken off; flag; ease off.
  • verb reduce pressure or intensity
    ease off; let up.
    • he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
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heart's-ease

Heart's"-ease` noun
Definitions
  1. Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling. Shak.
  2. (Bot.) A species of violet (Viola tricolor); -- called also pansy.
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Ill at ease

  • adjective satellite socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
    uneasy; awkward.
    • awkward and reserved at parties
    • ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
    • was always uneasy with strangers
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  • uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill at ease." Shak.
  • not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.
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little-ease

Lit"tle-ease` noun
Definitions
  1. An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.Eng. Latimer.
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To ease a ship

  • (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.
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To ease off, To ease away

  • (Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually.
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To ease the helm

  • to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
  • (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope.
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To set at ease

  • to quiet; to tranquilize; as, to set the heart at ease.
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To stand at ease

  • (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks.
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With ease

  • easily; without much effort.
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