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   Let·up

   /ˈledˌəp/

   

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   • 1. a pause or reduction in the intensity of something dangerous, difficult, or tiring: informal "there had been no letup in the eruption"

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   What does letup mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? The meaning of LETUP is a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity. How to use letup in a sentence.

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   What does letup mean in a sentence?

   • There is no letup until the bright sun drives vice blinking and blinded back into its holes. Then continue to stir in the same direction without an instant's letup, for maybe ten minutes or more, until the Rabbit is smooth. Letup definition: cessation; pause; relief.. See examples of LETUP used in a sentence.

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   What does 'no letup' mean?

   • It means no escape, no outlet, no letup, anywhere. There is no letup -- for the afterlife is without sleep as well. Even with the end of summer, typically the year's most violent stretch, no letup has occurred. She knew the danger, in such an emotional crisis as this, of any let-up.

   LET UP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does 'not expecting a let-up in delays' mean?

   • The airline authorities are not expecting a let-up in delays (= are not expecting delays to stop) for the rest of the summer. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: When the rain lets up we’ll go for a walk. He says the waves of ships usually stop in the fall and winter months, but this year there has been no let-up.

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   The meaning of LETUP is a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity. How to use letup in a sentence.

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   to stop doing something that you have been doing continuously or in a determined way: Neil spent the entire evening moaning about his job - he just wouldn't let up. The police insist that they are not letting up on their campaign against drugs. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. let-up. noun [ C usually singular ]

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   noun [ C usually singular ] informal us / ˈlet̬.ʌp / uk / ˈlet.ʌp /. a pause or reduction in something, usually something bad: The airline authorities are not expecting a let-up in delays (= are not expecting delays to stop) for the rest of the summer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   letup. noun [ U ] us / ˈlet̬ˌʌp /. Add to word list. Add to word list. the stopping or slowing down of something that is unpleasant: Since the mall was built, there’s been no letup in traffic. (Definition of letup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Letup definition: cessation; pause; relief.. See examples of LETUP used in a sentence.

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   3 days ago · Definitions of letup. noun. a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished. “there was never a letup in the noise”. synonyms: lull. see more.

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   3 days ago · LETUP definition: a slackening or lessening , as of effort | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.