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let-out

American  
[let-out, let-out] / ˈlɛtˈaʊt, ˈlɛtˌaʊt /

adjective

  1. (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.

noun

  1. Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.

let out British  

verb

  1. to give vent to; emit

    to let out a howl

  2. to allow to go or run free; release

  3. (may take a clause as object) to reveal (a secret)

  4. to make available to tenants, hirers, or contractors

  5. to permit to flow out

    to let air out of the tyres

  6. to make (a garment) larger, as by unpicking (the seams) and sewing nearer the outer edge

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noun

  1. a chance to escape

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let out Idioms  

  1. Allow to get out ; also see get out of .

  2. Make known, reveal, as in I thought it was a secret—who let it out? [First half of 1800s] Also see let the cat out of the bag .

  3. Come to a close, end, as in What time does school let out? [Late 1800s]

  4. Increase the size of a garment, as in May's coat needs to be let out across the shoulders . This usage refers to opening some of the seams. [Late 1700s]

Etymology

Origin of let-out

First recorded in 1830–40; adj., noun use of verb phrase let out

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