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letup
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
letup
(noun)
letup
/
ˈ
lɛtˌʌp/
noun
letup
/
ˈ
lɛtˌʌp/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LETUP
:
a time during which something stops or slows down
[
noncount
]
It rained three days without
letup
. [=it rained continuously for three days]
We worked without
letup
. [=we worked continuously]
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singular
]
There's been a
letup
[=
break
] in the fighting.
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