Sekirov Dictionary

ease

/iːz/

noun 14
verb 10
forms 5
phrases 3

noun14

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the quality of needing little effort, so that something causes no trouble
- He played the ukelele with ease.
- The ease of lifting the weight, despite lack of skill, came from her pure strength.
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness
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Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
- She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
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Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference.
- The pension set her mind at ease.
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Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.
- We took our ease on the patio.
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Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
- His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease.
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Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
- She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease.
Relief, an end to discomfort
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Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
- Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain.
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Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
- At ease, soldier!
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Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
- Add some ease to the waist measurement.
(euphemistic, no longer used) Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation.
(no longer used) A relief; an easement.
(no longer used) A convenience; a luxury.

verb10

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To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
- He eased his conscience by confessing.
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To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
- Sunny / Yesterday my life was filled with rain / Sunny / You smiled at me and really eased the pain — 1976
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To give respite to (someone).
- The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
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To reduce the difficulty of (something).
- We had to ease the entry requirements.
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To lessen in intensity.
- The pain eased overnight.
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To move (something) slowly and carefully.
- He eased the cork from the bottle.
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To proceed with little effort.
- The car eased onto the motorway.
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To reduce speed.
- "There's no other traffic on this line. We are 20 minutes ahead of time, so I'm easing back," says Waddicor as he approaches the crossing of HS2. — 2025
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To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
- We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
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(slang, no longer used) To take something from (a person), especially by robbery.
- Coming up to the thief they eased him of his late acquisitions, which Redmond, restoring to the right owner, bound him over to prosecute the robber at the next assizes. — 1865

forms

eased · easing · eases · easeth · easest

Phrases with ease

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