let out
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(verb) make larger, of clothes; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" |
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Synonyms: widen |
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Related Words: alter, change, vary |
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Antonyms: take in |
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(verb) bring out of some state, for example |
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Synonyms: bring out |
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Related Words: let go, let go of, release |
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(verb) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
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Synonyms: emit, let loose, utter |
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Related Words: baa, bark, bellow, bite out, blat, blate, bleat, bray, break into, cackle, call, caw, cheep, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chorus, churr, clack, click, cluck, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cry, deliver, echo, gargle, gibber, give, gobble, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, haw, heave, hee-haw, hem, hiss, holler, hollo, honk, hoot, howl, lift, low, meow, mew, miaou, miaow, moan, moo, nasale, neigh, nicker, oink, pant, quack, repeat, roar, rumble, scream, shout, shout out, sibilate, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, snore, snort, sough, spit, spit out, splutter, sputter, squall, squeal, troat, twirp, volley, whicker, whinny, whirr, wolf-whistle, wrawl, yammer, yell, yowl |
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(verb) 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 aution 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" |
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Synonyms: break, bring out, declare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, impart, let on, reveal |
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Related Words: babble, babble out, betray, bewray, blab, blab out, blackwash, blow, come out, come out of the closet, confide, leak, out, peach, sing, spring, talk, tattle, tell |
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