Release
verbNoun
a process that liberates or discharges something
“there was a sudden release of oxygen”
“the release of iodine from the thyroid gland”
Type of:ActivityActionmerchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
“a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra”
Type of:MerchandiseProductWare(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
Type of:ConclusionEndingTerminationa device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Similar:ButtonType of:Deviceactivity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
the act of liberating someone or something
Type of:AchievementAccomplishmenta legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
Similar:AcquittanceType of:Instrumentthe act of allowing a fluid to escape
Type of:FlowStreamthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Type of:EndingTerminationConclusionan announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Similar:HandoutType of:AnnouncementPromulgationeuphemistic expressions for death
Type of:DeceaseDeathExpirya formal written statement of relinquishment
Verb
make (assets) available
“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”
make (information) available for publication
“release the list with the names of the prisoners”
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
“release a hormone into the blood stream”
Similar:SecreteType of:ExudateTransudeOozeeliminate (a substance)
“the plant releases a gas”
part with a possession or right
Type of:HandPassReachlet (something) fall or spill from a container
Similar:TurnType of:TransmitChannelChanneliserelease (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
grant freedom to; free from confinement
release, as from one's grip
Similar:Relinquish
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