to allow a person or animal to leave a place
to allow someone to use a room, building etc in exchange for money
to make a noise
to use the extra cloth in a fold of a piece of clothing to make it wider
when school, a film etc lets out, it ends and people leave
As he walked away, he let out a sigh of relief.
But it had an as far as practicable clause that could be a merciful let-out.
I let out my breath: I'd been unaware I'd been holding it in.
I’m going to have this skirt let out.
Smokes honked the horn and let out his high-pitched girlish giggle.
We could always let out the spare room.
With her feet spread wide, she threw back her head and let out a wild, piercing scream.
Would you let the dog out, please?
`Ah,' said Mr Golightly, mentally fishing around for a plausible let-out.
`Do you realise, Comrade Didenko, the nature of the animal you propose to let out of its cage?
lets out
letting out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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