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let the cat out

let the cat out verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, cat, out. Also the ellipsis of let the cat out of the bag.

Verb

let the cat out (third-person singular simple present lets the cat out, present participle letting the cat out, simple past and past participle let the cat out)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, cat, out.
    • Every night I open the door and let the cat out before retiring to bed.

Also used as

let the cat out is also the ellipsis of let the cat out of the bag.

Forms of let the cat out

third-person singular presentlets the cat out
present participleletting the cat out
past participlelet the cat out
pastlet the cat out

Questions about let the cat out

What does let the cat out mean?
Let the cat out means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, cat, out.
What part of speech is let the cat out?
Let the cat out is a verb.
What is the past tense of let the cat out?
The past tense of let the cat out is let the cat out.

Words near let the cat out in the dictionary

  1. let someone loose
  2. let something ride
  3. let something slip
  4. let that sink in
  5. let the buyer beware
  6. let the cat out
  7. let the cat out of the bag
  8. let the cat out the bag
  9. let the chips fall where they may
  10. let the cobbler stick to his last
  11. let the devil out

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