 let_out |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | |
| Synonyms: | disclose reveal expose declare discover give_away break divulge let_on impart bring_out | |
| Examples: | "The auction house would not disclose the price" "She won't reveal her age" "bring out the truth" "he broke the news to her" |
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| Related terms: | tell betray confide tattle leak spring blow come_out_of_the_closet spring out blackwash muckrake reveal break discovery disclosure revelation exposure conveyance divulgence expose break | |
| 2. | [ verb ] express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) | |
| Synonyms: | utter let_loose emit | |
| Examples: | "She let out a big heavy sigh" "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
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| Related terms: | shout grunt give repeat groan heave call break_into grumble snore cluck hoot sing squeal neigh bite_out lift sigh crow crow twirp pant meow hiss quack chorus moo cackle deliver caw gobble bleat bellow nasale mew spit bark chirr churr volley miaou hee-haw sibilate honk sputter cry coo gibber gargle hem haw wolf-whistle shoot croak gurgel howl troat gurgle trumpet call utterance utterer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] bring out of some state, for example | |
| Synonyms: | bring_out | |
| Related terms: | let_go_of | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make larger, of clothes | |
| Synonyms: | widen | |
| Examples: | "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" |
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| Related terms: | take_in change | |
| Similar spelling: |
lee_tide Ledet |
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