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let out
(l/E/t_/AU/t )

verb (v)

  • express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She let out a big heavy sigh.
    Synonym:
    emit, let loose, utter
    source: wordnet30
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • bring out of a specific state(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    bring out
    source: wordnet30
  • make (clothes) larger(verb.change)
    Example:
    Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight.
    Synonym:
    widen
    Antonym:
    take in
    source: wordnet30
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