let off

transitive phrasal verb

Published on Jan. 26, 2018, 9:45 a.m.

of a gun, to shoot (one or more rounds);

of a person, to fire (a gun);

of a person, to shoot (someone or something)

(sometimes in extended use)

Categories Weapons

Collocates shot⁵⁷, round³⁶, clip¹⁸, glock⁶, mad⁵, I'mma⁴, TEC⁴, 9³, heat³, mayne³, 2³, dog², ghetto², ratchet², shell², slug², -ass, AK, bitch, block, buck-fifty, buckshot, Calico, cap, cat, clap, corner, dis, dump, Eagle, fin', four pound, gat, hater, hollow, homie, in the house, iron, K, Lex, Mac, mob, money, pop, posse, props, pump, shorty, shotty, son, spit, spot, squeeze, steel, stick, strapped, street-sweep, teflon, thumper, toast, tool, touch, trip, uzi, three pound seven, diss

Domains Violence

Synonyms bust, clip, dump, gat, slang, spray up

1989-10-17 Sir Mix-A-Lot "I'll Roll You Up" [Seminar]
Step off strapped, I let off caps
1989 Donald-D "Who Got The Gun?" [Notorious]
I would show an all-out Rambo, lettin off a round of ammo
1990-07-17 Boogie Down Productions "Love's Gonna Get'Cha (Material Love)" [Edutainment]
I just stopped, and let off three shots

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intransitive phrasal verb

Published on Jan. 26, 2018, 9:45 a.m.

to fire a gun

(sometimes in extended use)

Categories Weapons

Collocates 9², it's on², spray², squeeze², TEC², AK, Benzo, block, bomb, bust, chill, clip, crew, dead, DJ, four fifth, four pound, gat, glock, grill, hoe, hot one, I'mma, Lex, oowop, piece, pig, ride, ruckus, shell, shit, shot, 6, son, squad, squeeze off, step off, strap, TEC-9, thug life, tote, uz, uzi, yo

Domains Violence

Synonyms bust, dump, spit

1988-07-25 Eric B. & Rakim "Microphone Fiend" [Follow The Leader]
Now, I don't want to have to let off, you should of kept off
1988-07-25 Eric B. & Rakim "Musical Massacre" [Follow The Leader]
When I let off, make a wish, and blow the smoke off my piece
1990-03-05 Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. "T.R.I.B.E." [New Funky Nation]
Don't like to show off, we might just let off

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