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LET GO OF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Release, as from one's grip

Example:

relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

Synonyms:

let go; let go of; release; relinquish

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "let go of"):

discharge; muster out (release from military service)

unclasp (release from a clasp)

pop (release suddenly)

toggle (release by a toggle switch)

unhand (remove the hand from)

bring out; let out (bring out of a specific state)

unleash (release or vent)

let loose; loose; unleash (turn loose or free from restraint)

unleash (release from a leash)

disengage; withdraw (release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

hold (have or hold in one's hands or grip)

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