to let sth fall
1let — let1 W1S1 [let] v past tense and past participle let present participle letting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(allow)¦ 2¦(not stop something happening)¦ 3 let go 4 let somebody go 5¦(suggest/offer)¦ 6 let s see 7 let me think …
2let — 1 /let/ verb past tense and past participle letpresent participle letting 1 ALLOW (transitive not in passive) a) to allow someone to do something: I wanted to go out but my Dad wouldn t let me. | let sb do sth: She won t let her children play by… …
3fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… …
4fall — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 accident ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, nasty, terrible ▪ She took a bad fall while out riding. ▪ accidental VERB + FALL …
5let fall something — ˌlet ˈfall sth idiom to mention sth in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident Syn: ↑drop • She let fall a further heavy hint. Main entry: ↑letidiom …
6fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …
7ˌhold ˈon to sth — phrasal verb 1) to hold something tightly or carefully so that you do not drop it or do not fall Hold on to the seat in front when we go round the corner.[/ex] 2) to not lose something or not let someone else have it Syn: keep Hold on to the… …
8ˌhold ˈonto sth — phrasal verb 1) to hold something tightly or carefully so that you do not drop it or do not fall Hold on to the seat in front when we go round the corner.[/ex] 2) to not lose something or not let someone else have it Syn: keep Hold on to the… …
9drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ …
10slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …