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Noun let has 2 senses
- Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous - the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
--1 is a kind of terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
- let, net ball - a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
--2 is a kind of serve, service
Verb let has 6 senses
- let, allow, permit - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
Antonyms: prevent, keep
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Something ----s INFINITIVE
- let - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"
--2 is one way to induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
- permit, allow, let, countenance - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
--3 is one way to accept, consent, go for
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- get, let, have - cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
--4 is one way to make, get
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- let - leave unchanged; "let it be"
--5 is one way to leave, leave alone, leave behind
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- lease, let, rent - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
--6 is one way to give
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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