LET UP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • reduce pressure or intensity
   Synonym(s)
   • ease off (what does ease off mean?)
   • ease up (what does ease up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
   Hypernyms(s) let up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • letup (what does letup mean?)
   • lull (what does lull mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become less in amount or intensity
   Synonym(s)
   • abate (what does abate mean?)
   • die away (what does die away mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slack off (what does slack off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The storm abated
   • The rain let up after a few hours
   Hypernyms(s) let up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • letup (what does letup mean?)
   • lull (what does lull mean?)
   • suspension (what does suspension mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • hiatus (what does hiatus mean?)
   • abatement (what does abatement mean?)