Ease
ease (verb) -
a. Make less difficult, painful, or serious; loosen
b. Move carefully
ease the transition
ease of use
ease heartache
at ease!
the ease with which
the ease of
ease it off a bit
ease a burden
ease of control
ease the pain
ease her hand out from under his
gently ease
ease out of
ease out of a chair
ease into
ease back
ease forwards
ease away
further eased a trade embargo
a headache eases
worries ease
problems ease
ease up
ease into a chair
ease the tension
stock market ease down / ease up
Example sentences:
* The financial situation of the country would be considerably eased if the central bank lowered interest rates.
* A mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain.
* An attraction of notebooks is the ease with which books and articles can be written and revised.
* The United States further eased its trade embargo against Vietnam.
* Indeed over his three and a half years in office new problems were added as quickly as others were solved or eased.
* This policy will ease the transition from the present wasteful and inefficient price support mechanism to market prices and direct support for farmers' incomes.
* Yet even the black market in Burma has an ease unknown in the rest of Asia.
* "It encouraged him towards early independence and self-sufficiency without which he would not have got his career off to so quick a start; and it must have contributed to the ease with which, to further that career, he uprooted himself first from South Africa and later from his adopted second homeland in Britain."
The pain in her arm gradually eased away after the accident.
* "Two separate questions are at stake here: the financial risk of the individual participants, and the ease and extent to which the organisation itself may obtain suitable funds for its tasks."
* She carefully eased her car out of the parking spot onto the crowded downtown street.
* "Alan was repelled by the ease with which she lied."
* When selecting any kind of baby care product, the essential requirements to consider are comfort, safety and ease of use.
* "Although nothing will bring back Anna or my mother-in-law, or even ease the heartache caused by their deaths, I owe it to their memory to publicize our family's feelings at the outcome of the case."
* The cavalry, seeing that the French had captured the bridge with an insolent ease, turned to follow the foot soldiers."
* "Given the openness of international financial markets, the ease of transferring large amounts of capital from one country to another and the huge amounts of short-term capital in the international monetary system, international capital flows can be enormous in response to interest rate changes."
* "She tried to ease her hand out from under his but met with a resistance that could only have been overcome by struggling, and pride refused to let her do that."
* The doctor may be able to suggest some treatment to help ease tight muscles causing the pain.
* The stock market index eased down 26.2 points to 1,796.7.
* She eased herself into the cushioned chair and stretched her arms above her head to ease the tension.
* The party last night was quite fun but I decided to stay put a while this monring until my headache eased.
* "Worries about inflation and unemployment have eased a bit.
* With this therapy such problems as migraine, back pain, menstrual trouble, kidney disorders and circulatory conditions can be eased.
* I eased up but perhaps I eased up too much.
* "Now, flinching at the soreness in his thighs, he eased himself out of the horse's saddle."
* "She eased her chair back but made no move to stand up, filling the silence with small talk."
* "Much of the time the problem is eased by set rules for encounters and by rituals."
* She eased open the door, but not before she had shut her eyes.
* "She smiled and gently eased herself free."
* "Mrs. Pritchett refilled the teapot from the kettle and eased herself back into her chair.
* "He eased himself out of the chair."
