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To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose. |
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A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common
in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic. |
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A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing
over. |
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of Let |
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To leave; to relinquish; to abandon. |
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To consider; to think; to esteem. |
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To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the
active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be
made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought. |
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To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by
positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent. |
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To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to
lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to
let a house; to let out horses. |
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To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or
contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to
let out the lathing and the plastering. |
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To forbear. |
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To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See
note under Let, v. t. |
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