let sth out
— phrasal verb with let uk/let/us/let/verb present participle letting, past tense and past participle let
(ESCAPE)
to cause something to come out:
He let the air out of the balloon.
She let out a scream (= she made this noise).
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Emptying
- clear
- drain
- empty
- gut
- hollow
- hollow sth out
- land
- let
- turn
- turn sth out
- unload
- unpack
- vacate
(CLOTHES)
to make a piece of clothing wider by removing the sewing from the sides and sewing closer to the edge of the material:
These trousers are too tight - I'm going to have to let them out.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- skein
- spinner
- tack
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