Wiktionary
vb. 1 To release. 2 To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls. 3 (context of clothing English) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams. 4 (context informal English) Of sound, to emit. 5 To disclose.
WordNet
v. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: utter, emit, let loose]
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "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" [syn: disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away]
bring out of a specific state [syn: bring out]
make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" [syn: widen] [ant: take in]
Usage examples of "let out".
I didn't want to be late for my new job, so I raced directly to the Lowells' as soon as school let out.
They had just let out their chickens, which were running here and there amongst the houses.
She let out an involuntary whimper but suffered the indignity mostly in silence.
Ross let out a choked cry as the lines tightened about his arms and body, pinioning him.
Shiv'kala let out the howl of a damned soul, and his arm moved with a blur.
She let out a long breath as she tried to wiggle out of the ropes.
The smell was so intense that some of the servants collapsed before they could enter, but those who managed to crawl into the hole let out cries of delight.