Local English word record

let go of

verb · 1 sense

release, as from one's grip

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Examples

  • Let go of the door handle, please!
  • relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

Word relationships

Synonyms

let go, release, relinquish

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0