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release
(r/I/'l/i/s )

noun (n)

  • merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    A new release from the London Symphony Orchestra.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of liberating someone or something(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    freeing, liberation
    source: wordnet30
  • a process that liberates or discharges something(noun.process)
    Example:
    There was a sudden release of oxygen.
    The release of iodine from the thyroid gland.
    source: wordnet30
  • an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    handout, press release
    source: wordnet30
  • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, sack, sacking
    source: wordnet30
  • euphemistic expressions for death(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing
    source: wordnet30
  • a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    acquittance
    source: wordnet30
  • a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    button
    source: wordnet30
  • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    outlet, vent
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of allowing a fluid to escape(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    spill, spillage
    source: wordnet30
  • a formal written statement of relinquishment(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    discharge, waiver
    source: wordnet30
  • (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    tone ending
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required;(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • release, as from one's grip(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    let go, let go of, relinquish
    Antonym:
    hold, take hold
    source: wordnet30
  • grant freedom to; free from confinement(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    free, liberate, loose, unloose, unloosen
    Antonym:
    confine, detain
    source: wordnet30
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    turn
    source: wordnet30
  • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    bring out, issue, publish, put out
    source: wordnet30
  • eliminate (a substance)(verb.body)
    Example:
    The plant releases a gas.
    Synonym:
    discharge, eject, exhaust, expel
    source: wordnet30
  • generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids(verb.body)
    Example:
    Release a hormone into the blood stream.
    Synonym:
    secrete
    source: wordnet30
  • make (information) available for publication(verb.social)
    Example:
    Release the list with the names of the prisoners.
    Synonym:
    free
    source: wordnet30
  • part with a possession or right(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    free, give up, relinquish, resign
    source: wordnet30
  • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    free, liberate
    source: wordnet30
  • make (assets) available(verb.change)
    Example:
    Release the holdings in the dictator's bank account.
    Synonym:
    free, unblock, unfreeze
    Antonym:
    block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize
    source: wordnet30
  • To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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