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let out

Dictionary definition · let out

verb

  1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)"She let out a big heavy sigh"
  2. 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"
  3. bring out of a specific state
  4. make (clothes) larger"Let out that dress — I gained a lot of weight"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).