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Definition of 'release'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) release
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go.

2.  release
to free from anything that restrains or fastens; loose.

3.  release
to allow to be known, issued, done, or exhibited:
to release an article for publication.

4.  release
to relinquish or surrender (a legal right, claim, etc.).

5. (n.) release
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.

6.  release
liberation from anything that restrains or fastens.

7.  release
a device or agency that effects such liberation.

8.  release
a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.

9.  release
the releasing of something for publication, performance, use, exhibition, or sale.

10.  release
a film, book, record, etc., that is released.

11.  release
the surrender of a legal right or the like to another.

12.  release
a document embodying such a surrender.

13.  release
a control mechanism for starting or stopping a machine, esp. by removing some restrictive apparatus.

Etymology: (1935–40)

Definition of 'release'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) release
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
"a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"

2. (noun) liberation, release, freeing
the act of liberating someone or something

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

4. (noun) handout, press release, release
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

5. (noun) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

6. (noun) passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release
euphemistic expressions for death
"thousands mourned his passing"

7. (noun) acquittance, release
a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

8. (noun) release, button
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

9. (noun) release, outlet, vent
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

10. (noun) spill, spillage, release
the act of allowing a fluid to escape

11. (noun) release, waiver, discharge
a formal written statement of relinquishment

12. (verb) release, tone ending
(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

13. (verb) let go of, let go, release, relinquish
release, as from one's grip
"Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

14. (verb) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
grant freedom to; free from confinement

15. (verb) turn, release
let (something) fall or spill from a container
"turn the flour onto a plate"

16. (verb) publish, bring out, put out, issue, release
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
"publish a magazine or newspaper"

17. (verb) exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

18. (verb) secrete, release
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
"secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"

19. (verb) free, release
make (information) available for publication
"release the list with the names of the prisoners"

20. (verb) release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
part with a possession or right
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

21. (verb) release, free, liberate
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

22. (verb) unblock, unfreeze, free, release
make (assets) available
"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

Definition of 'release'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) release
to allow a prisoner to go; = free
They released three of the hostages.

2.  release
to let go of sth
Push the button down, then slowly release it.

3.  release
to allow information to become publicly known
Police have released a statement.

4.  release
to allow to come out of
The explosion released deadly gases into the air.

5.  release
to make a book, movie, etc. available to the public
His latest CD will be released next week.

6.  release
to do sth that allows an emotion or feeling to go away
Yoga is a way to release tension.

7. (noun) release
when a prisoner is allowed to go
the safe release of all the prisoners

8.  release
a public announcement
a press release

9.  release
the action of allowing sth to come out of sth
the release of toxic waste into the water supply

10.  release
a book, movie, etc. that has recently become available to the public, or the process of releasing one
This week's new releases.; the release date for the book

11.  release
the act of allowing an emotion or feeling to go away
a release of tension

Definition of 'release'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) release
to let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go

2. (noun) release
to relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty

3. (noun) release
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. (noun) release
to loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance

5. (noun) release
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

6. (noun) release
relief from care, pain, or any burden

7. (noun) release
discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance

8. (noun) release
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

9. (noun) release
the act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape

10. (verb) release
to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back

Definition of 'release'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. release
In air armament, the intentional separation of a free-fall aircraft store, from its suspension equipment, for purposes of employment of the store.

Translation of 'release'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to set free; to allow to leave He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.
Afrikaans: vrystel	Arabic: يُطْلِق سَراح	Bulgarian: пускам
Brazilian: libertar	Czech: propustit; zprostit	German: entlassen
Danish: løslade; frigive; frigøre	Greek: ελευθερώνω, απαλλάσσω	Spanish: liberar
Estonian: vabastama	Farsi: رها کردن؛ آزاد کردن	Finnish: vapauttaa
French: libérer	Hebrew: לְשַחרֵר	Hindi: छोड़ना
Croatian: osloboditi, pustiti na sl	Hungarian: szabadon bocsát	Indonesian: membebaskan
Icelandic: sleppa, láta lausan	Italian: liberare, rilasciare	Japanese: 釈放する
Korean: 자유롭게 하다	Lithuanian: išleisti, atleisti	Latvian: atbrīvot
Malay: membebaskan	Dutch: vrijlaten	Norwegian: løslate, sette på frifot
Polish: uwolnić	Persian: رها کردن؛ آزاد کردن	Pashto: ايله كول پريښول، خوشى كول
Portuguese: libertar	Romanian: a elibera	Russian: освобождать
Slovak: prepustiť; zbaviť (čoho)	Slovenian: odpustiti	Serbian: osloboditi
Swedish: frige, befria	Thai: ปลดปล่อย	Turkish: serbest bırakmak
Taiwanese: 釋放	Ukrainian: звільняти, визволяти	Urdu: آزاد کرنا
Vietnamese: thả; giải thoát	Chinese: 释放
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