let off

See also: let-off

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let off (third-person singular simple present lets off, present participle letting off, simple past and past participle let off)

  1. (transitive) To cause to explode or come out; to release.
    Synonyms: detonate, let out, set off, touch off
    Stand back when you let off fireworks.
    to let off a fart
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.
    Synonyms: excuse, pardon
    The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) Synonym of leave off.

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