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Definition of Let off
1. Verb. Grant exemption or release to. "Sam cannot let off Sue "; "Please excuse me from this class"
Specialized synonyms: Frank
Generic synonyms: Absolve, Free, Justify
Derivative terms: Excuse
Definition of Let off
1. Verb. To cause to explode ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To forgive and not punish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Let Off
Literary usage of Let off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1846)
"... from her continued faintness, we preferred to let off the waters, and to apply
the binder to produce contraction of the uterus, and to make the head act ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"The warp let-off motion on the Crompton loom is a regular friction let-off, with
the exception that a system of double leverage is used. ..."
3. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1880)
"The shuttle pet caught between it and the lathe of the loom. 2965. ' let-off "
is the device whereby the yarn is allowed to unwind from the warp-beam at ..."
4. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"... many kind services and wishes, a volley of which were let off as I just now
came from the tea-table and saying I was going to finish a letter to you. ..."
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