let up

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verb

1. become less in amount or intensity (Freq. 1)
- The storm abated
- The rain let up after a few hours
• Syn:
abate, slack off, slack, die away
• Derivationally related forms:
letup, abatement (for: abate)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. reduce pressure or intensity (Freq. 1)
- he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
• Syn:
ease up, ease off
• Derivationally related forms:
letup
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something