LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR

Meaning of LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR in English

begin a hostile action, start making an act of war or aggression

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLIP — I. ˈslip verb ( slipped or archaic slipt ˈslipt ; slipped or archaic slipt ; slipping ; slips ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOGS — I. plural of dog present third singular of dog II. ˈdȯgz sometimes ˈdägz noun ( plural dogs ) Etymology: by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOGS — n. cynophobia, fear of dogs (term used in Medicine); (Slang) greyhound races; (Slang) feet; (Slang) shoes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLIP — I. ˈslip verb ( slipped ; slip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
SLIP
Webster English vocab
LET
Webster English vocab
DOGS — N. Amer. informal feet. → dog
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLIP — [slip] vb slipped ; slip.ping [ME slippen, fr. MD or MLG; akin to MHG slipfen to slide, OHG slifan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLIP — / slɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) SLIDE / FALL 1. [ v ] slip …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLIP — I. slip 1 S3 W2 /slɪp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle slipped , present participle slipping …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLIP — v. & n. --v. (slipped, slipping) 1 intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one's footing or balance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLIP — v. & n. v. (slipped, slipping) 1 intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one's footing or balance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
SLIP — 1. v. & n. --v. (slipped, slipping) 1. intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one's footing or …
Oxford English vocab
LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLIP — ( slips, slipping, slipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a scrap/slip of paper (= a small piece ) ▪ He scribbled Pamela’s address …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give/let out a laugh ▪ She gave a loud laugh. give/let out a shriek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
LET — (SUGGEST) [verb] [T + object + infinitive without to; not in past tenses] letting, past let - used to express …
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET — Synonyms and related words : OK, accord, accredit, admit, allow, approve, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, assume, authorize, bareboat charter, be afraid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOGS — feet Example: It feels so good to let my dogs out (of my shoes).
Slang English vocab
DOGS — Feet
Slang English vocab
LET — n. let down let off let on let out let up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LET — See ↑ LEND 2, ↑ LET/ALLOW 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ allow sb to do sth/let sb do sth • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLIP — n. 25B6; verb she slipped on the ice : SLIDE, skid, slither, glide; fall (over), lose one's balance, tumble. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET — n. 25B6; verb let him sleep for now : ALLOW, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, sanction, grant …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOGS — собаки (разговорное название состязаний борзых)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SLIP
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LET — v. 1 allow (to), permit (to), sanction (to), give permission or leave (to), authorize (to), license (to), suffer (to) Don't …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DOGS — gods
Anagrams English vocabulary
LET — verb 1 BAD : You can travel by train or let a car. GOOD : You can travel by train …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLIP — 1. сущ. 1) скольжение; сползание 2) ошибка, промах slip of the tongue ≈ обмолвка Syn : mistake 3) а) нижняя …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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