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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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