To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
To dismiss from employment.
To ignore (a comment, etc.).
To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go.
To gain weight
To take in the slack of (a rope).
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
To become shorter.
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).