Definitions for subside

Definitions for (verb) subside

Main entry: lessen, subside

Definition: wear off or die down

Usage: The pain subsided


Main entry: subside, sink

Definition: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Usage: He sank into bed; She subsided into the chair


Main entry: settle, subside

Definition: sink down or precipitate

Usage: the mud subsides when the waters become calm


Main entry: subside

Definition: sink to a lower level or form a depression

Usage: the valleys subside


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