let sth out
(CLOTHES) — phrasal verb with let /let/ verb (present tense letting, past tense and past participle let)Definition
› to make a piece of clothing wider by removing the sewing from the sides and sewing closer to the edge of the material: These trousers are too tight - I'm going to have to let them out.Knitting and sewing
(Definition of let sth out (CLOTHES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appliqué noun
- baste verb (SEW)
- bind verb
- bobbin noun
- bodkin noun
- cable stitch noun
- haberdashery noun (CLOTH)
- hem verb
- knit verb (MAKE CLOTHES)
- knitter noun
- knitting noun
- rib noun (PATTERN)
- sew sth up phrasal verb (REPAIR)
- sewing machine noun
- sewing noun
- shorten verb
- skein noun (THREAD)
- stitch noun (THREAD)
- stitch verb
- tack noun (SEWING)
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