Meaning of LET UP
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- [v] make less strong or severe; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
- [v] become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"
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| | Synonyms: | | abate, die away, ease off, ease up, slack, slack off |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Let"-up`\ (l[e^]t"[u^]p`), n. [See {Let} to forbear.]
Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days
without any let-up. [Colloq.]
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