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LET

LET

1 9.9
An armed group from Pakistan that uses violence in Kashmir and against India
  • proper noun
  • Offensive
translation icon : Lashkar-e-Taiba
  • One of the most important antidrone spokesmen from this group is Hafez Saeed, the leader of the international terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT, now operating under the name Jamaat-ud-Dawa, JuD).
  • LET (Taiba)
  • LET (Lashkar-e-Taiba)

Examples

  • (The United States Department of State has declared both LeT and its alias, JuD, to be foreign terrorist organizations.)

    Academic text (2014)

  • LET's potential contributions to sustainable development are significant and wide-ranging.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I mean, it is, it is, it is remarkable that the LET, you know.

  • A.J. Let Lewis take a pass at them first. Shepherd.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Welcome back to Let's Talk-Appella the portable podcast edition.

    Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

  • The Big Let Down.

    Blog text (34)

  • The staff at Let's Go Tribe had two ballots in the American League voting, which was won handily by a man.

    Blog text (6)

  • <-O->Well, Mr. D Let.

    Detention (2003)

  • Critics say that First Lady Michelle Obama has made the administration vulnerable to the powerful food lobby in her push to address childhood obesity through the Let's Move campaign.

    Blog text (10)

  • The militant group LeT has been accused of carrying out numerous attacks in India.

Synonyms

Lashkar-e-Taiba
vsLET
  • Offensive
9.9

An armed group from Pakistan that attacks India to try to make the country follow Islamic law

is the same organization but referred to by its initials rather than full name
Army of the Pure
vsLET
  • Offensive
9.9

An armed group that uses violence in Kashmir to try to create Islamic rule

uses the initials form rather than translating the name into English
Lashkar-e-Toiba
vsLET
  • Offensive
9.9

An Islamic militant group in Pakistan that attacks in Kashmir and India

uses the initials form rather than the full descriptive label
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
vsLET
  • Offensive
9.9

A militant Islamist group from Pakistan that carries out terrorist attacks mainly in Kashmir

describes the same organization but with a broader geographic or aim focus

Idioms

let alone
185 3.4

To say that one thing is even less likely or possible than another

let me tell you
  • Informal
64 4.4

To start a story or show that what follows is important

let alone
21 3.0

To show that something is even less likely than what was just mentioned

to let bygones be bygones
10 5.3

Forgive past fights so they do not affect the present

to let one's hair down
  • Informal
8 5.6

Relax and enjoy yourself after being serious or busy

to let the chips fall where they may
  • Informal
6 7.8

To accept what happens and not try to change the result

to let the cat out of the bag
  • Informal
5 5.1

To tell a secret that should be kept

to let sleeping dogs lie
  • Informal
4 6.9

Avoid talking about old problems to prevent more arguments

let me guess
  • Informal
3 4.6

Said when you are about to say what you think happened

to let go and let God
1 9.1

Give up control and trust God or a higher power

to let the grass grow under someone's feet
  • Informal
1 8.6

Wait too long to act and miss a chance

don't let the bedbugs bite
  • Baby Talk
8.4

A playful goodnight wish hoping someone has good dreams

to let crazy stick its dick in someone
  • Offensive
9.9

To let strong, uncontrolled feelings make your life worse

to let fluffy off the chain
  • Informal
9.9

To allow someone to act freely after a time of control

let it snow
  • UK
5.4

To say this to show you want it to snow

to let this cup pass from me
  • Archaic
9.9

To ask or hope, often in prayer, not to have a hard time

to let your freak flag fly
  • Slang
9.8

Show your true self to others, even if it seems strange

to let the bedbugs bite
  • Informal
9.8

To wish someone a good night as a joke

Compounds

let-off
1 4.7

A case where someone is excused from punishment, often only warned

let-off
  • Specialized
1 9.4

The percentage a compound bow's pull drops at full draw, making it easier to hold

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word LET is a short name for Lashkar-e-Taiba, from Urdu/Arabic where Lashkar means 'army' and Taiba means 'pure'. So LET is made from the group's first letters and the name literally says 'army of the pure', which helps explain why it is an armed group.