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    let up
  2. LET UP definition: 1. If bad weather or an unpleasant situation lets up, it stops or improves: 2. to stop doing…. Learn more.

  3. a pause or reduction in something, usually something bad: The airline authorities are not expecting a let-up in delays (= are not expecting delays to stop) for the rest of the summer.

  4. verb. let up; letting up; lets up. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to diminish or slow down : slacken. b. : cease, stop. 2. : to become less severe used with on. Synonyms. Noun. braking. deceleration. downshift. retardation. slowdown. Verb.

  5. let-up. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] If there is no let-up in something, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it. There was no let-up in the battle on the money markets yesterday. [ + in] There were no signs of any let-up in job-shedding.

  6. LETUP definition: the stopping or slowing down of something that is unpleasant: . Learn more.

  7. Define let up. let up synonyms, let up pronunciation, let up translation, English dictionary definition of let up. v. let , let·ting , lets v. tr. 1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow: I let them borrow the car. The inheritance let us finally buy a house.

  8. Definitions of let up. verb. become less in amount or intensity. “The rain let up after a few hours”. synonyms: abate, die away, slack, slack off. see more. verb. reduce pressure or intensity. synonyms: ease off, ease up.

  9. Let up definition: cessation; pause; relief.. See examples of LET UP used in a sentence.

  10. let-up (in something) a period of time during which something stops or becomes less strong, difficult, etc.; a reduction in the strength of something synonym lull. There is no sign of a let-up in the recession.

  11. let up meaning, definition, what is let up: to become less severe or harmful: Learn more.