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let up
not do it as much, ease up If the rain lets up, we'll go to the park.
let up|let
v.,
informal 1. To become less, weaker, or quiet; become slower or stop.
It's raining as hard as ever. It's not letting up at all. It snowed for three days before it let up and we could go outdoors. 2. To do less or go slower or stop; relax; stop working or working hard.
Grandfather has been working all his life. When is he going to let up? Let up for a minute. You can't work hard all day. Jim ran all the way home without letting up once. Compare: SLOW DOWN.
Antonym: BEAR DOWN. 3. To become easier, kinder, or less strict.

Usually used with "on".
Let up on Jane. She is sick. Synonym: EASE UP. 4. or change up To pitch a ball at less than full speed in baseball.

Usually used with "on".
John pitched a ball that was very fast and the batter missed it. Then he let up on the next pitch and the batter was badly fooled.let up
1. To acquiesce addition to get up off the ground. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "let" and "up." Stop angry your brother and let him up, Timmy. Don't let up the doubtable until you've put handcuffs on him.2. To acquiesce addition to appear up to some college position or level. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "let" and "up." My sister wouldn't let me up into the timberline house. I told the agent not to let up anyone he didn't recognize.3. To cease or become beneath intense. Usually acclimated in advertence to weather. I'm acquisitive the rain lets up soon. The snow hasn't let up for about a week.4. To administer beneath force to something. Often followed by "on." Let up on the accelerator a little, or you'll bake out the engine. The band is too taut, so let up a little.5. To put beneath burden on or be added allowing with someone. Often followed by "on." They are not activity to let up on us in the additional half, so we bigger be accessible to action with them. I apperceive we've been adamantine on Erin, but I feel like she'll go aback to her old means if we let up now.Learn more: let, uplet up (on addition or something)
To become added allowing or beneath bull with addition or aback accomplishing something. They are not activity to let up on us in the additional half, so we bigger be accessible to action with them. I apperceive we've been adamantine on Erin, but I feel like she'll go aback to her old means if we let up now. Let up on the accelerator a little, you're activity to bake out the engine.Learn more: let, someone, uplet up (on addition or something)
Fig. to abate the burden or demands on addition or something. You had bigger let up on Tom. He can't handle any added work. Please let up on the committee. It can alone do so much. Do let up. You are accepting too upset.Learn more: let, uplet up
1. to diminish. I achievement this rain lets up a little soon. When the snow lets up so I can see, I will drive to the store.
2. to stop [doing something] altogether. The rain let up about noon, and the sun came out.Learn more: let, uplet up
1. See let down, def. 2.
2. Cease, stop entirely, as in The rain has let up so we can go out. [Late 1700s]
3. let up on. Be or become added allowing with, booty the burden off, as in Why don't you let up on the child? [Late 1800s] Learn more: let, uplet up
v.
1. To acquiesce article or addition to go or get up: Stop angry me and let me up!
2. let up on To absolution or abate the burden on addition or something; affluence up on something: Let up on the clamp boring or you'll arrest out the engine. Let up on the new workers; they're accomplishing the best they can.
3. To apathetic down; diminish: The acclimate got cold, but the protesters didn't let up in their efforts.
4. To appear to a stop; cease: The rain let up, so we went alfresco and played.
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