- letup, lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
--1 is a kind of pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Derived forms: verb let up1, verb let up2
- abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
--1 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun letup1
Something ----s
- ease up, ease off, let up - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun letup1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something