Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
lesser panda
Lesser Slave Lake
Lesser Sunda Islands
lesson
lessor
lest
-let
let (1)
let (2)
let down
let in
let in for
let in on
let into
let off
let on
let out
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

let (2)

let [ let ] (plural lets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. replayed service shot: in games such as tennis and squash, a service in which the ball is obstructed and the shot has to be played again

2. replayed point: the point that is replayed because of a let

3. difficulty or obstacle: something that prevents somebody from doing something or makes it more difficult ( formal )
without let or hindrance

[12th century. < Old English lettan "hinder" < Germanic]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft