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    to allow a passenger to get out of a car or off a bus

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of let off

    Booking on and travelling by transport: aboard, afloat, aisle seat, arr., board, book on, bookable, booking, booking office, bus... more
  4. 4
    to fire a gun or bullet

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of let off

    To use a gun: aim, cock, cover, discharge, fight, fire, fire off, let off, load, open up... more
    1. a.
      to make something such as a bomb explode

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of let off

      Supplying and using weapons and explosives: arm, armament, armed, armorer, brandish, defuse, deploy, detonation, draw, duel... more
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    let off steam to shout or do something that allows you to get rid of anger

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of let off

    To shout and to talk loudly: shout, call out, cry, scream, yell, roar, chant, rage, cry out, bellow... more

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