let go by the run

verb

To loosen and let run freely (lines)

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Meanings

verblet go by the run (third-person singular simple present lets go by the run, present participle letting go by the run, simple past and past participle let go by the run)

present singular third person lets go by the run · participle present letting go by the run

  1. datednauticalTo loosen and let run freely (lines)

    Synonyms: let off

  2. datednauticalTo let fall freely (sail)

    Synonyms: drop

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo loosen and let run freely (lines)

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let off

verbTo let fall freely (sail)

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drop
Cite this entry
APA

let go by the run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20go%20by%20the%20run

MLA

“let go by the run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20go%20by%20the%20run. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let go by the run,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20go%20by%20the%20run.

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