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Noun
Definition: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
Definition: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
Definition: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Definition: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Definition: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
Definition: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
Definition: The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
Verb
Definition: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
Definition: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
Definition: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
Definition: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
Definition: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
Definition: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
Definition: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
Definition: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Definition: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
Definition: To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
Definition: To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.