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Meaning of release
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
release
n 1: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a
record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony
Orchestra"
2: the act of liberating someone or something [syn:
{liberation}, {release}, {freeing}]
3: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was
a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the
thyroid gland"
4: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order
to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn:
{handout}, {press release}, {release}]
5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge},
{firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]
6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit},
{expiration}, {going}, {release}]
7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
obligation [syn: {acquittance}, {release}]
8: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
[syn: {release}, {button}]
9: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion;
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to
his anger" [syn: {release}, {outlet}, {vent}]
10: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill},
{spillage}, {release}]
11: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn:
{release}, {waiver}, {discharge}]
12: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
tone [syn: {release}, {tone ending}]
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}]
[ant: {hold}, {take hold}]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free},
{liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant:
{confine}, {detain}]
3: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the
flour onto a plate" [syn: {turn}, {release}]
4: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a
magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put
out}, {issue}, {release}]
5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: {exhaust},
{discharge}, {expel}, {eject}, {release}]
6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
[syn: {secrete}, {release}]
7: make (information) available for publication; "release the
list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {free},
{release}]
8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {free},
{give up}]
9: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or
physical decomposition [syn: {release}, {free}, {liberate}]
10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze},
{free}, {release}] [ant: {block}, {freeze}, {immobilise},
{immobilize}]
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