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Release

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Definitions for Release

noun
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
Examples
  1. a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
noun
the act of liberating someone or something
Synonyms
liberation freeing
noun
a process that liberates or discharges something
Examples
  1. there was a sudden release of oxygen
  2. the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
noun
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Synonyms
handout press release
noun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonyms
dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation sack sacking
noun
euphemistic expressions for death
Synonyms
passing loss departure exit expiration going
Examples
  1. thousands mourned his passing
noun
a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
Synonyms
acquittance
noun
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Synonyms
button
noun
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
Synonyms
outlet vent
Examples
  1. she had no other outlet for her feelings
  2. he gave vent to his anger
noun
the act of allowing a fluid to escape
Synonyms
spill spillage
noun
a formal written statement of relinquishment
Synonyms
waiver discharge
noun
(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
Synonyms
tone ending
verb
release, as from one's grip
Synonyms
let go of let go relinquish
Examples
  1. Let go of the door handle, please!
  2. relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
verb
grant freedom to
Synonyms
free liberate unloose unloosen loose
Examples
  1. free from confinement
verb
let (something) fall or spill from a container
Synonyms
turn
Examples
  1. turn the flour onto a plate
verb
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Synonyms
publish bring out put out issue
Examples
  1. publish a magazine or newspaper
verb
eliminate (a substance)
Synonyms
exhaust discharge expel eject
Examples
  1. combustion products are exhausted in the engine
  2. the plant releases a gas
verb
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Synonyms
secrete
Examples
  1. secrete digestive juices
  2. release a hormone into the blood stream
verb
make (information) available for publication
Synonyms
free
Examples
  1. release the list with the names of the prisoners
verb
part with a possession or right
Synonyms
relinquish resign free give up
Examples
  1. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
  2. resign a claim to the throne
verb
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Synonyms
free liberate
verb
make (assets) available
Synonyms
unblock unfreeze free
Examples
  1. release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

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