Definitions for subside

Overview of verb subside

The verb subside has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) subside, lessen

(wear off or die down; "The pain subsided")

2. subside

(sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside")

3. subside, settle

(sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm")

4. sink, subside

(descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair")