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let off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. excuse, relieve, let off, exemptverb

    grant exemption or release to

    "Please excuse me from this class"

Wiktionary

  1. let offverb

    To cause to explode

  2. let offverb

    To forgive and not punish

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  1. let off

    "Let off" generally means to release from blame or responsibility, to allow someone to escape punishment, or to cause a device to release energy, often in the form of sound or light. It can also refer to the act of stopping a vehicle to allow a passenger to disembark. The definition varies depending on the context in which it's used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of let off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of let off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of let off in a Sentence

  1. Demetrius Griffin:

    He let off eight rounds, reloaded, let off another eight, reloaded again, he was very docile. In his facial expression, no smiling, laughing, talking.

  2. Breonna Taylor:

    So I just let off one shot, i still can't see who it is or anything.

  3. Valeria Meresz:

    I think life is serious enough and every once in a while it feels good to fool around a bit and just let off the steam.

  4. Kevin Labanc:

    We just kind of let off the gas pedal I think, gave them a little too much room to make plays. . The focus for next game is play a full 60 minutes and not give them anything for all three periods.

  5. Tracey Emin:

    I have had the title for about 15 years but I have never used it. A couple of years ago, my mum died, and I have cried so much in all my life and I thought this is the time to use this title, essentially the show is about big emotional moments in my life, good or bad, hell or happy, this kind of combination of this big emotional churning, reworking, awakening, a big emotional timebomb that has been let off in the gallery.


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