letting off

Verb

let off (third-person singular simple present lets off, present participle letting off, simple past and past participle let off)

1. (transitive) To cause to explode or come out; to release.
   • Stand back when you let off fireworks.

   Synonyms:

   detonate, let out, set off, touch off

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To forgive and not punish.
   • The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.

   Synonyms:

   excuse, pardon

3. (idiomatic, intransitive) Synonym of leave off.

   Synonyms:

   leave off

4. To ease off.
   • You let off the throttle while you're shifting, then you resume once you've caught the next gear.

   Synonyms:

   let up