From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
LET
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba,
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of
the Righteous]
2: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the
receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn: let,
net ball]
v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of
action for something to happen; "This permits the water to
rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into
the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn:
let, allow, permit] [ant: keep, prevent]
2: actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I
was not interested"
3: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit
her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her
basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn:
permit, allow, let, countenance] [ant: disallow,
forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe,
veto]
4: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn:
get, let, have]
5: leave unchanged; "let it be"
6: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
let, rent]