release

/rilˈis/

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Definitions

Noun

merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"

Noun

the act of liberating someone or something

Noun

a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"

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an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

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the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)

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euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

Noun

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

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a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

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activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

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the act of allowing a fluid to escape

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a formal written statement of relinquishment

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(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

Verb

release, as from one''s grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won''t fall"

Verb

grant freedom to; free from confinement

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let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"

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prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

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eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

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generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"

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make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

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part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

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release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

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make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator''s bank account"

Synonyms

acquittance bring out button departure discharge dismissal dismission eject exhaust exit expel expiration firing free freeing give up going handout issue let go let go of liberate liberation loose loss outlet passing press release publish put out relinquish resign sack sacking secrete spill spillage tone ending turn unblock unfreeze unloose unloosen vent waiver

More General Terms

accomplishment achievement action activity air announcement bare bring forth channel channelise channelize conclusion death decease device ending expiry exudate exude flow generate give hand instrument issue legal document legal instrument merchandise natural action natural process official document ooze ooze out pass pass on product promulgation publicise publicize reach relinquishing relinquishment stream supply termination transfer transmit transport transude turn over ware

More Specific Terms

abort bail bail out bleed blow breathe bring out clearing conge congee cough out cough up deactivation declassify deflate deregulating deregulation derequisition discharge disengage disentanglement dishonorable discharge edit egest ejaculate eliminate emancipation emission emit eruct excrete exemption expectorate explosion extrication fester give granting immunity hemorrhage honorable discharge immunity inactivation jail delivery let loose let out loose manumission maturate muster out ovulate parole pass pass off plosion pop probation relief removal run sacrifice Section Eight shed blood spew spew out spit out spit up superannuation suppurate throw toggle unchain unclasp unhand unleash unsnarling unspell untangling water withdraw