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