Release

verb
rɪ'lis

Noun

  • a process that liberates or discharges something

    there was a sudden release of oxygen

    the release of iodine from the thyroid gland

    Type of:ActivityAction
  • merchandise 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:ConclusionEndingTermination
  • a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

    Similar:Button
    Type of:Device
  • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

    Similar:OutletVent
    Type of:Activity
  • the act of liberating someone or something

    Similar:FreeingLiberation
    Type of:AchievementAccomplishment
  • a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

    Similar:Acquittance
    Type of:Instrument
  • the act of allowing a fluid to escape

    Similar:SpillSpillage
    Type of:FlowStream
  • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

    Similar:DischargeDismissalDismissionFiringLiberation
    Type of:EndingTerminationConclusion
  • an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

    Similar:Handout
    Type of:AnnouncementPromulgation
  • euphemistic expressions for death

    Type of:DeceaseDeathExpiry
  • a formal written statement of relinquishment

    Type of:RelinquishingRelinquishment

Verb

  • make (assets) available

    release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

    Similar:FreeUnblockUnfreeze
    Type of:SupplyIssue
  • make (information) available for publication

    release the list with the names of the prisoners

    Similar:Free
    Type of:SupplyIssue
  • generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

    release a hormone into the blood stream

    Similar:Secrete
    Type of:ExudateTransudeOoze
  • eliminate (a substance)

    the plant releases a gas

  • part with a possession or right

    Type of:HandPassReach
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container

    Similar:Turn
    Type of:TransmitChannelChannelise
  • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

    Similar:FreeLiberate
    Type of:Generate
  • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

    Similar:IssuePublish
    Type of:PublicisePublicizeAir
  • grant freedom to; free from confinement

    Similar:FreeLiberateLooseUnlooseUnloosen
  • release, as from one's grip

    Similar:Relinquish

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