let out
phrasal verblet out
- (North American English) (of school classes, films/movies, meetings, etc.) to come to an end, so that it is time for people to leave
- The movie has just let out.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLet out is used with these nouns as the object:- bellow
- breath
- cackle
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let somebody out
- to make somebody stop feeling that they are involved in something or have to do something
- They think the attacker was very tall—so that lets you out.
let something out
- to give a shout, etc.
- to let out a scream of terror
- to let out a gasp of delight
- Everyone let out a huge sigh of relief.
- to make a shirt, coat, etc. looser or larger