LET UP


Meaning of LET UP in English

intransitive verb

Etymology: let (III) + up

1.

a. : to diminish or slow down : slacken , relax

the wind's letting up a little

not one of us should let up in our drive for standardizing our procedures — H.H.Helm

free to … let up and enjoy ourselves — A.L.Rowse

b. : to become idle : cease , stop

pitched horseshoes the whole evening and never let up until it was too dark to see

took shelter under a carriage shed until the rain let up — Oliver LaFarge

2. : to ease up or become less severe — used with on

able to let up slightly on armament expeditures — D.M.Keezer

remove some of these restrictions, let up a bit on people — T.P.Whitney

let up on him — he didn't mean any harm

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.