let-up

Speech parts

1. let-up - Noun

2. let-up - Verb

Meaning

Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

let up

Synonyms

slack abate ease off ease up slack off amity alliance chill out amnesty release rest fall loaf reduce agreement

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Antonyms

last beginning appear battle continue detestation

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Hypernyms

change fall decrease alter modify diminish

Examples

The storm abated Source: Internet

The rain let up after a few hours Source: Internet

he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down Source: Internet

But we can’t let up — or the bug could come roaring back. Source: Internet

A bravura monster movie which just doesn’t let up, ratcheting tension with nary a word uttered on screen. Source: Internet

But there was no let-up from the All Blacks and they inevitably claimed their second try when Mounga switched inside and beat Wallabies hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa, then Nic White and Lolesio for pace to dive over in the corner. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

let-alone policy let-alone principle let-off letable letch Letcher