let out meaning and definition

LET OUT verb

Definition of let out (verb)

1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
   • "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
   • synonyms: emit, let loose, utter
2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
   • "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
   • synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, reveal, unwrap
3. bring out of a specific state
   • synonyms: bring out
4. make (clothes) larger
   • "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
   • synonyms: widen
   • antonym: take in