letup

[ let-uhp ]
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nounInformal.
  1. cessation; pause; relief.

Origin of letup

1
1835–45, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase let up

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British Dictionary definitions for let up

let up

verb(intr, adverb)
  1. to diminish, slacken, or stop

  2. (foll by on) informal to be less harsh (towards someone)

nounlet-up
  1. informal a lessening or abatement

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Other Idioms and Phrases with letup

letup

See let down, def. 2.

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