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let2

Pronunciation: /lɛt/

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Definition of let

noun

  • (in racket sports) a circumstance under which a service is nullified and has to be taken again, especially (in tennis) when the ball clips the top of the net and falls within bounds: he was obstructed and asked for a let

verb (lets, letting; past and past participle letted or let)

[with object] archaic
  • hinder:pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother

Phrases

play a let

(in tennis, squash, etc.) play a point again because the ball or one of the players has been obstructed.

without let or hindrance

formal without obstruction or impediment:rats scurried about the house without let or hindrance

Origin:

Old English lettan 'hinder', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch letten, also to late

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