let out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home.
Canadian usage; American usage; Intransitive verb
verb
To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.
verb
To rent out.
verb
To disclose.
Example Sentences
- "The students were let out of school early."
- "If you go into the aviary, don't let out any of the birds!"
- "I was able to let the butterfly out of the window."
- "We're gonna have practice tomorrow morning for an assembly we're giving on Thursday before school lets out for Easter."
- "He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn."
- "The engineer let out the throttle after the train crossed the bridge."