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Noun let up has 1 sense
- letup, lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
--1 is a kind of pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Verb let up has 2 senses
- abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
--1 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- ease up, ease off, let up - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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