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