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| let down |
| 1. v. To allow to descend. |
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| They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket. |
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| 2. v. (transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody |
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| I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down. |
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| 3. v. (transitive, of clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem. |
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| 4. v. (intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort. |
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| 5. v. To soften in tempering. |
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| to let down tools or cutlery |
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| Analysis |
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| let |
| 1. v. To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). |
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| After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in. |
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| 2. v. To leave. |
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| Let me alone! |
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| 3. v. To allow the release of (a fluid). |
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| down |
| 1. n. (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland |
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| We went for a walk over the downs. |
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| The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England. |
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| 2. n. (usually plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing. |
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| 3. n. (mostly) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep. |
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