Let-up
Pronunciation : Let"-*up`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Let to forbear.]
Definition : Defn: Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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