let down

Definitions

1. 1

   To allow to descend.

   • They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.
2. 2

   To disappoint

   To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.

   • I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.
   • I had some problems and no one could seem to solve them / But you found the answer / You told me to take this chance and learn the ways of love / My baby, and all that it has to offer / In time you will see that love won't let you down.
3. 3

   To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.

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   1. 4

      To reduce one's level of effort.

   2. 5

      To soften in tempering.

      • to let down tools or cutlery
   3. 6

      To thin

      To thin; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of.

   4. 7

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, down.

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