Release Meaning

There are 22 meaning(s) for word Release

Meaning 1 : part with a possession or right

    Synonyms : free,  give up,  relinquish,  resign
Meaning 2 : let (something) fall or spill from a container

    Synonyms : turn
Meaning 3 : (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

    Synonyms : tone ending
Meaning 4 : a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

    Synonyms : button
Meaning 5 : activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

    Synonyms : outlet,  vent
Meaning 6 : the act of liberating someone or something

    Synonyms : freeing,  liberation
Meaning 7 : grant freedom to; free from confinement

    Synonyms : free,  liberate,  loose,  unloose,  unloosen
Meaning 8 : make (assets) available

    Example : release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

    Synonyms : free,  unblock,  unfreeze
Meaning 9 : release, as from one's grip

    Synonyms : let go,  let go of,  relinquish
Meaning 10 : release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

    Synonyms : free,  liberate
Meaning 11 : a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

    Synonyms : acquittance
Meaning 12 : the act of allowing a fluid to escape

    Synonyms : spill,  spillage
Meaning 13 : prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

    Synonyms : bring out,  issue,  publish,  put out
Meaning 14 : eliminate (a substance)

    Example : the plant releases a gas

    Synonyms : discharge,  eject,  exhaust,  expel
Meaning 15 : the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

    Synonyms : discharge,  dismissal,  dismission,  firing,  liberation,  sack,  sacking
Meaning 16 : make (information) available for publication

    Example : release the list with the names of the prisoners

    Synonyms : free
Meaning 17 : an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

    Synonyms : handout,  press release
Meaning 18 : euphemistic expressions for death

    Synonyms : departure,  exit,  expiration,  going,  loss,  passing
Meaning 19 : generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

    Example : release a hormone into the blood stream

    Synonyms : secrete
Meaning 20 : a formal written statement of relinquishment

    Synonyms : discharge,  waiver
Meaning 21 : a process that liberates or discharges something

    Example : there was a sudden release of oxygen,the release of iodine from the thyroid gland

Meaning 22 : merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

    Example : a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra


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