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