"let up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lets up [present, singular, third-person], letting up [participle, present], let up [participle, past], let up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> up}} let up (third-person singular simple present lets up, present participle letting up, simple past and past participle let up)
  1. (intransitive) To cease or stop. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: leave off, let off
    Sense id: en-let_up-en-verb-dAE~sVE1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2021, Taylor Swift (lyrics and music), “No Body, No Crime”, in evermore, performed by Taylor Swift and HAIM",
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        "(intransitive) To cease or stop."
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