letup
cessation; pause; relief.
Origin of letup
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How to use letup in a sentence
He killed two birds at one shot— Sakali me-letup mati-lah dua ekor burong.
A Manual of the Malay language | William Edward MaxwellSo the afternoon wore on without letup—and also without any signs of progress in their moving.
David and the Phoenix | Edward OrmondroydThere is no letup until the bright sun drives vice blinking and blinded back into its holes.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World | Robert O. HarlandThen continue to stir in the same direction without an instant's letup, for maybe ten minutes or more, until the Rabbit is smooth.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
British Dictionary definitions for let up
to diminish, slacken, or stop
(foll by on) informal to be less harsh (towards someone)
informal a lessening or abatement
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Other Idioms and Phrases with letup
See let down, def. 2.
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