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English Dictionary: let out by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
let out
v
  1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
    Synonym(s): utter, emit, let out, let loose
  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"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
    Synonym(s): unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out
  3. bring out of a specific state
    Synonym(s): bring out, let out
  4. make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
    Synonym(s): let out, widen
    Antonym(s): take in
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