Definitions for the word "ease" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
1 facility, effortlessness. 2 a freedom from pain or trouble. B freedom from constraint. v. (-sing) 1 relieve from pain or anxiety. 2 (often foll. By off, up) a become less burdensome or severe. B begin to take it easy. C slow down; moderate one''s behaviour etc. 3 a relax; slacken; make a less tight fit. B move or be moved carefully into place (eased it into position). at ease 1 free from anxiety or constraint. 2 mil. In a relaxed attitude, with the feet apart. [latin: related to *adjacent]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
10. slang
to rob; “EASING a bloke,” robbing a man.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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