The Meaning of let

• (v. t.) To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.
• (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.
• (n.) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
• (imp. & p. p.) of Let
• (v. t.) To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
• (v. t.) To consider; to think; to esteem.
• (v. t.) To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.
• (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.
• (v. t.) To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
• (v. t.) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.
• (v. i.) To forbear.
• (v. i.) To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.

Synonyms

Lashkar-e-Taiba , Lashkar-e-Toiba , Lashkar-e-Tayyiba , LET , Army of the Pure , Army of the Righteous , net ball , allow , permit , permit , allow , countenance , get , have , lease , rent

Antonyms

prevent , forbid , disallow

Homophones

lett

Rhymes

abbett , abet , alphabet , amorette , anette , anisette , annett , annette , anstett , antoinette , arlette , arnett , asset , audet , audette , avocet , babette , backset , baguette , barbette , barnett , barnette , baronet , barrette , bassette , bayonet , beaudet , beaudette , beget , bennette , bequette , bernadette , beset , bessette , bet , bett , binette , bissette , bizet , blanchette , bonnette , bourget , bourret , bousquet , boyette , bramlette , bresette , bret , brett , brissette , brossette , brouillet , brouillette , brunet , brunette , brusette , bruyette , burchette , burdette , burnett , burnette , cabriolet , cadet , calumet , cassette , chalmette , charette , charrette , chelette , chenette , chet , chevrette , choquette , cigarette , clarette , clarinet , claudet , claudette , clavette , colette , collette , corette , cornet , cornette , coronet , corvette , cosette , cossette , couchette , cullinet , dancanet , debt , deseret , dorette , doucet , doucette , dragnet , duet , duquette , durette , ellette , epithet , et , ethernet , falconet , fayette , fett , fette , fisette , flageolet , flett , fleurette , follette , forget , forgette , fournet , frechette , fredette , frenette , fret , furlett , galudet , garnette , garrette , gaudet , gazette , gelette , georgette , get , gillette , gimlet , godette , goette , goulet , goulette , guenette , guerette , guerrette , guillet , guillette , guyett , guyette , gwinnett , hachette , handset , headset , heavyset , hett , hugette , hughette , inglett , inlet , inset , internet , irette , irvette , janette , jeanerette , jeanette , jeannette , jenrette , jet , jett , jette , jfet , joette , jolette , joliet , josette , jouret , juliet , juliette , junette , kett , kitchenette , klett , lafayette , lafeyette , laurette , laviolette , legette , leggette , lerette , lett , linette , lirette , lisette , lorette , lorgnette , louisette , lovette , lucette , luncheonette , luquette , lurette , lynette , maillet , manette , marette , margette , mariette , marlette , marmoset , marquette , marzette , massenet , met , midyett , midyette , millette , minaret , mindset , minette , minuet , monette , myette , nanette , net , nett , nicolet , nicolette , ninette , niquette , nolette , nonjet , nyet , octet , odette , offset , olivette , onset , ouimette , outlet , outset , ovett , pagette , paquette , parapet , parlette , paulette , payette , pet , pett , pierette , piet , pinette , pinochet , pipette , piquette , plett , poquette , preset , pret , pruette , quartet , quellette , quintet , racette , regret , reset , ret , rhett , rillette , ringuette , rivette , robinette , rochette , rockette , rolette , rosette , roulette , rowlette , sarchet , sarette , set , sextet , silhouette , sobriquet , somerset , soviet , statuette , stet , stinnette , sublet , subset , suffragette , sunset , susette , suzette , sweat , swett , tet , tete , threat , tibet , touchet , touchette , tourette , turbojet , twinjet , typeset , unmet , unset , upset , vallette , vedette , veillette , vet , vette , videocassette , viet , vignette , villette , violett , violette , viverette , wernette , wet , whet , willamette , willette , wilmette , yet , yett , yvette