Let-down meaning

Used other than as an idiom: see let,"Ž down.
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To allow to descend.

They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.

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(idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.

I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.

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(of clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.
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(intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
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To let down tools or cutlery.

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Let-down Sentence Examples

  • For many people, the end of a vacation can feel like a bit of a let-down.

  • In response to suckling, the hormone oxytocin causes the milk ejection reflex or "let-down" reflex to occur.

  • That's it for tidbits, but don't let down your guard.

  • I hate to see you building yourself up for a let down like this.

  • She'd let down her guard to Darian after thousands years of rebuffing everyone else and had woken up feeling recharged, confused.

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