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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words);
- Example: "She let out a big heavy sigh"
- Example: "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
[syn: 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;
- Example: "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
- Example: "The actress won't reveal how old she is"
- Example: "bring out the truth"
- Example: "he broke the news to her"
- Example: "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
[syn: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out]

3. bring out of a specific state;
[syn: bring out, let out]

4. make (clothes) larger;
- Example: "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
[syn: let out, widen]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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" [syn: 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" [syn:
       unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
       discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
       out]
    3: bring out of a specific state [syn: bring out, let out]
    4: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of
       weight" [syn: let out, widen] [ant: take in]