subside
7 02 2010Verbs
1. (verb) lessen, subside;
- wear off or die down;
- “The pain subsided”;
2. (verb) subside;
- sink to a lower level or form a depression;
- “the valleys subside”;
3. (verb) settle, subside;
- sink down or precipitate;
- “the mud subsides when the waters become calm”;
4. (verb) sink, subside;
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place;
- “He sank into bed”; “She subsided into the chair”;
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