Noun
(plural let-offs)
- An escape from punishment.
- The accused received a suspended sentence, which many saw as a let-off.
- The missed penalty was a massive let-off for the home team.
- (engineering) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present lets off, present participle letting off, simple past and past participle let off)
