to let out
1let out — {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. * /The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden./ * /Mother won t let us out when it rains./ Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter. * /A bee stung …
2let out — {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. * /The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden./ * /Mother won t let us out when it rains./ Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter. * /A bee stung …
3let out (something) — 1. to make a piece of clothing larger. Can this skirt be let out at the side? 2. to make something known. If anyone lets out this information, they will face immediate punishment. 3. to suddenly make a sound. Elena let out an ear splitting scream …
4let-out clause — / let aυt klɔ:z/ noun a clause which allows someone to avoid doing something in a contract ● He added a let out clause to the effect that the payments would be revised if the exchange rate fell by more than 5% …
5let out — ► let out 1) utter (a sound or cry). 2) make (a garment) looser or larger. Main Entry: ↑let …
6let out — index communicate, disband, discharge (liberate), disengage, disenthrall, emit, free (not restricted …
7let out of jail — index parole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8let out of prison — index discharge (liberate), disenthrall, free, parole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9let out — verb 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (Freq. 2) The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold The actress won t reveal how …
10let\ out — v 1a. To allow to go out or escape. The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden. Mother won t let us out when it rains. Compare: let loose 1b. informal To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter. A bee stung Charles. He let… …
