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What does let go mean?

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Verb
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see let,‎ go.
  2. (of) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
  3. To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
  4. (euphemistic) To dismiss from employment.
  5. (euphemistic, transitive) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
    1. (euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
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After one last, warning crush, he let go, my frame slumping against the wall for support.
I buried my face in Scott's chest and let go of all the repressed emotions that had been slowly killing me.
She slowly let go of his hand and walked behind the makeshift stage, where a woman was warbling out a country song.
Pitchers don't just wind up and let go, they throw to spots, which makes batters far more likely victims.
He was a journalist of the old school, a reporter who once he got his teeth into a story wouldn't let go.
When he let go, Carrie smiled weakly, as the force of the hug had taken a lot out of her, and opened her sketchbook to work on a drawing.

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