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.

Derived terms

• let-off (noun)

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• offlet