letup

[ let-uhp ]

/ ˈlɛtˌʌp /

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noun Informal.

cessation; pause; relief.

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Origin of letup

1835–45, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase let up

Words nearby letup

Lettish, lettre de cachet, lettre de change, lettre de créance, lettuce, letup, let well enough alone, Letzeburgesch, leu, leuc-, leucaena

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How to use letup in a sentence

He killed two birds at one shot— Sakali me-letup mati-lah dua ekor burong.
A Manual of the Malay language|William Edward Maxwell
So the afternoon wore on without letup—and also without any signs of progress in their moving.
David and the Phoenix|Edward Ormondroyd
There is no letup until the bright sun drives vice blinking and blinded back into its holes.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World|Robert O. Harland
Then continue to stir in the same direction without an instant's letup, for maybe ten minutes or more, until the Rabbit is smooth.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for letup

let up

verb (intr, adverb)

to diminish, slacken, or stop

(foll by on) informal to be less harsh (towards someone)

noun let-up

informal a lessening or abatement

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Other Idioms and Phrases with letup

let up

See let down, def. 2.

Cease, stop entirely, as in The rain has let up so we can go out. [Late 1700s]

let up on. Be or become more lenient with, take the pressure off, as in Why don't you let up on the child? [Late 1800s]