Definition of To let off. Meaning of To let off. Synonyms of To let off

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Definition of To let off

To let off
To let drive or fly, to discharge with violence, as a blow, an arrow, or stone. See under Drive, and Fly. To let in or into. (a) To permit or suffer to enter; to admit. (b) To insert, or imbed, as a piece of wood, in a recess formed in a surface for the purpose. To let loose, to remove restraint from; to permit to wander at large. To let off. (a) To discharge; to let fly, as an arrow; to fire the charge of, as a gun. (b) To release, as from an engagement or obligation. [Colloq.] To let out. (a) To allow to go forth; as, to let out a prisoner. (b) To extend or loosen, as the folds of a garment; to enlarge; to suffer to run out, as a cord. (c) To lease; to give out for performance by contract, as a job. (d) To divulge. To let slide, to let go; to cease to care for. [Colloq.] `` Let the world slide.' --Shak.

Meaning of To let off from wikipedia

- "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred...
- "Stop the World (and Let Me Off)" is a song written and originally performed by Carl Belew. It was released as a single first by Belew in January 1958...
- "let off". The lower holding weight enables the archer to maintain the bow fully drawn and take more time to aim. This let-off enables the archer to accurately...
- "Let Me off at the Corner" is a song written by Lou Meredith and Larry Kronberg, and recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released...
- on took a liking to actors and playwrights and agreed to let them stage plays there without bothering to read the plays first, or to even find out much...
- used to make dye. The Germans had invented artificial dye so the demand for indigo fell. Some tenants paid more rent in return for being let off from...
- a mascletà can not be considered as such.[according to whom?] Initially the mascletà was let off in the Plaça de l'Ajuntament of Valencia on March 19...
- limbs to achieve this. A typical let-off is anywhere from 65% to 80%. For example, a 27 kg (60 lb) bow with 80% let-off only requires 53 N (12 lbf) to hold...
- Buy-to-let is a British phrase referring to the purchase of a property specifically to let out, that is to rent it out. A buy-to-let mortgage is a mortgage...
- Let Him Go is a 2020 American neo-Western thriller film starring Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, and directed, written, and co-produced by Thomas Bezucha...