Lexic.us

Definition of Let up

1. Verb. Become less in amount or intensity. "The rain let up after a few hours"

2. Verb. Reduce pressure or intensity. "He eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"

Definition of Let up

1. Verb. (intransitive of something intense) to lessen ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Let Up

let rip let sleeping dogs lie let slide let slip let somebody down let somebody in on let someone have it let something slide let something slip let the buyer beware

let the cat out of the bag let the chips fall where they may let the good times roll let the perfect be the enemy of the good let up (current term) letcha letched letches letching letchings

letchy letdown letdowns lethal agent lethal coefficient lethal dose lethal dose 50

Literary usage of Let up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"A Let-up. A truce, a cessation. 1837 There was no let up in the matter ... 1857 Our spicy contemporary must " let up " on us for this error day to day, ..."

2. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"P. (3) A bundle of ten sheaves of corn let up together. Devon. (4) A narrow ridge of land. Cum*. (5) A tailor. Far. d. (6) To go through stitch; ..."

3. The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish by Henry Cavendish (1921)
"More water was then let up in the same manner, at different times, till almost the whole of the fixed air was absorbed. As all water contains a little air, ..."

4. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1876)
"let up, pp. lighted or illuminated. let up, Let in, or Let on, alighted upon. ' I let up with 'em,' met the people I was seeking. ..."

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