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View synonyms for let-out

let-out

[ adjective let-out; noun let-out ]

adjective

  1. (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.


noun

  1. Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.

let out

verb

  1. to give vent to; emit

    to let out a howl

  2. to allow to go or run free; release
  3. may take a clause as object to reveal (a secret)
  4. to make available to tenants, hirers, or contractors
  5. to permit to flow out

    to let air out of the tyres

  6. to make (a garment) larger, as by unpicking (the seams) and sewing nearer the outer edge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a chance to escape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of let-out1

First recorded in 1830–40; adj., noun use of verb phrase let out
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Example Sentences

Her plaid dress of mixed wool was always wrinkled by rain, and despite the let-out tucks was ever too short.

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