letup

Meanings

nounletup (plural letups)

plural letups · alternative let-up

A pause or period of slackening.
without letup
2 more examples
It rained without letup for many hours.
We waited for a letup in the rain, then we ran home before it started again.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

Similar

lull

Broader

pause intermission break

Also see

lull

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from let up.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian отслабване, облекчение

отслабване (otslabvane)a pause or period of slackening
облекчение (oblekčenie)a pause or period of slackening

Czech zmírnění, útlum

zmírněnía pause or period of slackening
útluma pause or period of slackening
přestánía pause or period of slackening
zvolněnía pause or period of slackening
uvolněnía pause or period of slackening
polevenía pause or period of slackening

German Nachlassen

Nachlassena pause or period of slackening

Hungarian lankadás, enyhülés

lankadása pause or period of slackening
enyhülésa pause or period of slackening
megállása pause or period of slackening
szüneta pause or period of slackening

Japanese 休み, 減少

休み (yasumi)a pause or period of slackening
減少 (genshou)a pause or period of slackening
減速 (gensoku)a pause or period of slackening

Polish przerwa, odpoczynek

przerwaa pause or period of slackening
odpoczyneka pause or period of slackening
poluzowaniea pause or period of slackening

Russian ослабле́ние

ослабле́ние (oslablénije)a pause or period of slackening

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tuple plute

Cite this entry

APA

letup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letup

MLA

“letup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “letup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letup.

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