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release
verb(re-lease)
part with a possession or right
Synonyms: free, give up, relinquish, resign,
release
verb(re-lease)
let (something) fall or spill from a container
Synonyms: turn,
release
noun(re-lease)
(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
Synonyms: tone ending,
release
noun(re-lease)
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Synonyms: button,
release
noun(re-lease)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
Synonyms: outlet, vent,
release
noun(re-lease)
the act of liberating someone or something
Synonyms: freeing, liberation,
release
verb(re-lease)
grant freedom to; free from confinement
Synonyms: free, liberate, loose, unloose, unloosen,
release
verb(re-lease)
make (assets) available
Synonyms: free, unblock, unfreeze,
Examples:
Release the holdings in the dictator's bank account.
release
verb(re-lease)
release, as from one's grip
Synonyms: let go, let go of, relinquish,
release
verb(re-lease)
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Synonyms: free, liberate,
release
noun(re-lease)
a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
Synonyms: acquittance,
release
noun(re-lease)
the act of allowing a fluid to escape
Synonyms: spill, spillage,
release
verb(re-lease)
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Synonyms: bring out, issue, publish, put out,
release
verb(re-lease)
eliminate (a substance)
Synonyms: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel,
Examples:
The plant releases a gas.
release
noun(re-lease)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, sack, sacking,
release
verb(re-lease)
make (information) available for publication
Synonyms: free,
Examples:
Release the list with the names of the prisoners.
release
noun(re-lease)
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Synonyms: handout, press release,
release
noun(re-lease)
euphemistic expressions for death
Synonyms: departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing,
release
verb(re-lease)
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Synonyms: secrete,
Examples:
Release a hormone into the blood stream.
release
noun(re-lease)
a formal written statement of relinquishment
Synonyms: discharge, waiver,
release
noun(re-lease)
a process that liberates or discharges something
Examples:
There was a sudden release of oxygen.
The release of iodine from the thyroid gland.
release
noun(re-lease)
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
Examples:
A new release from the London Symphony Orchestra.

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