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LET
(l/E/t )

noun (n)

  • a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    army of the pure, army of the righteous, lashkar-e-taiba, lashkar-e-tayyiba, lashkar-e-toiba
    source: wordnet30
  • a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    net ball
    source: wordnet30
  • A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    allow, permit
    Antonym:
    keep, prevent
    source: wordnet30
  • actively cause something to happen(verb.communication)
    Example:
    I let it be known that I was not interested.
    source: wordnet30
  • consent to, give permission(verb.communication)
    Example:
    I won't let the police search her basement.
    Synonym:
    allow, countenance, permit
    Antonym:
    disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition(verb.change)
    Example:
    This let me in for a big surprise.
    Synonym:
    get, have
    source: wordnet30
  • leave unchanged(verb.change)
    Example:
    Let it be.
    source: wordnet30
  • grant use or occupation of under a term of contract(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    lease, rent
    source: wordnet30
  • To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To forbear.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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