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help you. Let the police know of any crime. 3 Sometimes, let
out. rent (out), hire (out), lease (out), charter (out);
contract (out), subcontract (out), farm (out), job (out): Mrs
Finney lets rooms by the week. Much of the work is let out to
people who work at home. 4 let down. disappoint, fail,
frustrate; disenchant, dissatisfy, disillusion: He promised to
be here at nine, but he let me down. 5 let in. admit, allow in;
include, take in, receive, welcome, induct, install or instal:
I'll just open a window and let in some fresh air. I wouldn't
want to be a member of a club that would let in someone like me.
6 let off. a pardon, forgive, excuse, release, discharge, let
go: They let him off with only a severe reprimand. b
exonerate, absolve, clear, acquit, vindicate, Slang let off the
hook: When the real culprit confessed, she was let off. c
detonate, explode, detonate, discharge, fire, set off: Don't
let off those fireworks so near the haystack. d emit, give out
or off, release, throw off or out, let loose, exude: Some
plastics let off an awful smell when they burn. 7 let on. a
confess, admit, disclose, divulge, reveal, expose, let it be
known, let out, say, tell, give away, let slip, betray; leak:
I'll never let on that you are to blame. b feign, affect,
pretend, fake, (put on an) act, simulate, dissemble,
dissimulate: He let on that he had a bad leg and couldn't play
in the match, when in fact he just wanted to go away for the
weekend. 8 let out. a See 7 (a), above. b (let) loose,
liberate, (set) free, release, let go, discharge: He served
three years before being let out. Let the cat out, will you. c
emit, give vent to, produce: She let out a scream that could
have woken the dead. d end, stop, break up, finish, close,
terminate: When does school let out for the Christmas holidays?
9 let up. decrease, abate, ease (up), slacken, diminish, lessen,
mitigate, subside, moderate: Perhaps we can still go if the
rain lets up soon. 10 let up on. ease up on, slack off on: He
didn't let up on haranguing us for an hour.
letý
n. hindrance, impediment, obstruction, obstacle: People can
now cross the border without let or hindrance.
let-down n. disappointment, disillusionment, disenchantment: She had
practised so hard that losing was all the more of a let-down.
lethal adj. deadly, fatal, mortal: The lethal blow was delivered by a
blunt instrument.