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English verb: let out | |||
| 1. | let out (communication) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) | ||
| Samples | She let out a big heavy sigh. He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand. | ||
| Synonyms | emit, let loose, utter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baa, bark, bellow, bite out, blat, blate, bleat, bray, break into, cackle, call, call, call, caw, cheep, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chorus, churr, clack, click, cluck, coo, croak, cronk, cronk, crow, crow, cry, cry, deliver, echo, gargle, gibber, give, gobble, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, gurgle, haw, heave, hee-haw, hem, hiss, holler, hollo, honk, hoot, hoot, howl, lift, low, meow, mew, mew, miaou, miaow, moan, moo, nasale, neigh, nicker, oink, pant, peep, quack, repeat, roar, rumble, scream, shoot, shout, shout out, sibilate, sibilate, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, smack, snort, spit, spit out, splutter, sputter, squall, squeal, troat, trumpet, tsk, tut, tut-tut, volley, whicker, whinny, whirr, wolf-whistle, wrawl, yammer, yell, yowl | ||
| 2. | let out (communication) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | ||
| Samples | The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold. The actress won't reveal how old she is. Bring out the truth. He broke the news to her. Unwrap the evidence in the murder case. | ||
| Synonyms | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, reveal, unwrap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, babble out, betray, bewray, blab, blab out, blackwash, blow, come out, come out of the closet, confide, leak, let the cat out of the bag, muckrake, out, out, peach, reveal, sing, spill the beans, spring, talk, tattle | ||
| Cause | break, get around, get out | ||
| Verb group | break, get around, get out | ||
| 3. | let out (contact) bring out of a specific state | ||
| Synonyms | bring out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
| 4. | let out (change) make (clothes) larger | ||
| Samples | Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight. | ||
| Synonyms | widen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, vary | ||
| Antonyms | take in | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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