letup

letup
n
1. abatement, reduction, lessening, slackening, moderation, tempering; decrease, fall-off, diminution, remission; retardation, retarding, slowing down; alleviation, mitigation, assuagement, relief, palliation, mollification, softening, easing up; waning, fading, decline; weakening, attenuation.
2. cessation, termination, ending, completion, finish, conclusion, close, desinence; discontinuance, breaking off, abruption; ceasing, ending, quitting, desisting, de-sistance; arrest, halt, stand, standstill, stoppage.
3. intermission, pause, interlude, interim, pause, 658cease, rest, break, Inf. breather, lull, respite, recess, time out, leaving off; suspension, interruption, discontinuation, abeyance, remission.

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