let go v.
1. to reach orgasm.
DSUE (1984) 677: C.19–20. | ||
San Diego Sailor 79: I saw him stiffen and let go with his. | ||
Rosa Marie’s Baby (2013) [ebook] Les let go with a howl that rattled the windows. |
2. to spend money.
Forty Modern Fables 129: He Let Go rather freely, and the first thing he knew his Letter of Credit began to look lop-sided. |
3. (US) to be quiet; usu. as imper. ‘forget it!’.
Score by Innings (2004) 320: ‘I didn’t know you could ride at all!’ I presisted cruelly. ‘Aw, let go!’ pleaded Bud. | ‘Chivalry in Carbon County’ in
4. to urinate.
Pop. 1280 in Four Novels (1983) 371: I was about to let go in my britches. |
5. to shoot a weapon.
Patolman 144: ‘I heard you were shot at tonight.’ ‘Yeah, Ed [...]’ [...] ‘Did you let any go at him?’. | ||
Good Cop Bad Cop 43: Another [policeman] began to yell, ‘Shoot him. Shoot him.’ Joe, standing to the right, was also ready to let one go. |