let; letting
Definition of let
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: to cause to : make
let me know
2a
: to give opportunity to or fail to prevent
live and let live a break in the clouds let us see the summit let the opportunity slip
b
—used in the imperative to introduce a request or proposal let us pray
c
—used as an auxiliary to express a warning let him try
3
: to free from or as if from confinement
let out a scream let blood
4
: to permit to enter, pass, or leave
let them through let them off with a warning
5a
chiefly British
: to offer or grant for rent or lease
let rooms
b
: to assign especially after bids
let a contract
6
: to make an adjustment to
let out the waist
1
chiefly British
: to become rented or leased
2
: to become awarded to a contractor
let alone
let fly
let go
let it all hang out
let one have it
let one's hair down
let rip
let the cat out of the bag
: to leave undisturbed
let the flowers alone
also
: to leave to oneself
wanted to be let alone
1
: to hurl an object
2
: to give unrestrained expression to an emotion or utterance
let fly with some sharp rebukes— Janice Castro
1
: to relax or release one's hold
—used with of let go of stress— Kathy McCoylet go of my arm
2
: to abandon self-restraint : let fly
spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go— David Kline there just to party, just to let go— Philippe Vergne
3
: to dismiss from employment
the firm let him go at the end of the month
4
: to fail to take care of : neglect
let himself go and got real fat— Bill Parcells
: to reveal one's true feelings : act without dissimulation
: to subject to vigorous assault
: to act without pretense or self-restraint
1
: to utter or release without restraint
let 'er rip
2
: to do or utter something without restraint
let rip at the press
: to give away a secret
let
nounDefinition of let (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: something that impedes : obstruction
ruled his little world without hindrance or let— B. F. Reilly
2
: a shot or point in racket games that does not count and must be replayed
let
verb (2)
letted; letted or let; letting
Definition of let (Entry 3 of 4)
-let
noun suffixDefinition of -let (Entry 4 of 4)
1
: small one
booklet
2
: article worn on
wristlet
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The first known use of let was before the 12th century
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