let off

See also: let-off

English

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Verb

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.

   Stand back when you let off fireworks.

   to let off a fart

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.

   The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.

Synonyms

• (cause to explode): detonate
• (forgive and not punish): excuse, pardon

Anagrams

• offlet