RELEASE

liberation, release, freeing

(noun) the act of liberating someone or something

release, tone ending

(noun) (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

release, waiver, discharge

(noun) a formal written statement of relinquishment

dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking

(noun) the termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart)

spill, spillage, release

(noun) the act of allowing a fluid to escape

release, outlet, vent

(noun) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; “she had no other outlet for her feelings”; “he gave vent to his anger”

release

(noun) merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); “a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra”

release, button

(noun) a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

acquittance, release

(noun) a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

handout, press release, release

(noun) an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release

(noun) euphemistic expressions for death; “thousands mourned his passing”

release

(noun) a process that liberates or discharges something; “there was a sudden release of oxygen”; “the release of iodine from the thyroid gland”

secrete, release

(verb) generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; “secrete digestive juices”; “release a hormone into the blood stream”

exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release

(verb) eliminate (a substance); “combustion products are exhausted in the engine”; “the plant releases a gas”

unblock, unfreeze, free, release

(verb) make (assets) available; “release the holdings in the dictator’s bank account”

publish, bring out, put out, issue, release

(verb) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; “publish a magazine or newspaper”

turn, release

(verb) let (something) fall or spill from a container; “turn the flour onto a plate”

release, free, liberate

(verb) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

release, relinquish, resign, free, give up

(verb) part with a possession or right; “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”; “resign a claim to the throne”

free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose

(verb) grant freedom to; free from confinement

free, release

(verb) make (information) available for publication; “release the list with the names of the prisoners”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

release (countable and uncountable, plural releases)

The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

(software) The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.

Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

That which is released, untied or let go.

(legal) The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.

Liberation from pain or suffering.

(biochemistry) The process by which a chemical substance is set free.

(phonetics, sound synthesis) The act or manner of ending a sound.

(railways, historical) In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.

A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.

A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit.

The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.

Compounds

• balloon release

• canary release

• debt release

• firmware release

• hardware release

• release notes

• release process

• track-release

• software release

Verb

release (third-person singular simple present releases, present participle releasing, simple past and past participle released)

To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.

To make available to the public.

To free or liberate; to set free.

To discharge.

(telephone) (of a call) To hang up.

(legal) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

(soccer) To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity

(biochemistry) To set free a chemical substance.

Antonyms

• hold

Etymology 2

Verb

release (third-person singular simple present releases, present participle releasing, simple past and past participle released)

(transitive) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*lease" (r-ls"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re + lease to let.]

Definition: To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Re*lease" (r-ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Released (r*lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Releasing.] Etym: [OE. relessen, OF. relassier, to release, to let free. See Relay, n., Relax, and cf. Release to lease again.]

1. To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. Mark xv. 6.

2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.

3. (Law)

Definition: To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] Hooker. A sacred vow that none should aye Spenser.

Syn.

– To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extracate; let go; quit; acquit.

Re*lease", n.

1. 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. "Who boast'st release from hell." Milton.

2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden.

3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.

4. (Law)

Definition: A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. Blackstone.

5. (Steam Engine)

Definition: The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. Lease and release. (Law) See under Lease.

– Out of release, without cessation. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Syn.

– Liberation; freedom; discharge. See Death.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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