release
n 1: something 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}]
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}]
5: the act of terminating someone's employment [syn: {dismissal},
{discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {sack}, {sacking}]
6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration},
{going}]
7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
obligation [syn: {acquittance}]
8: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or
emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings" [syn:
{outlet}]
9: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill}, {spillage}]
10: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {waiver},
{discharge}]
11: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
tone [syn: {tone ending}]
v 1: release, as from one's hands; "Let go of the door handle,
please!" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}] [ant: {hold}]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate},
{unloose}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
3: release something from a container [syn: {turn}]
4: publish a magazine or newspaper, for example [syn: {publish},
{bring out}, {put out}, {issue}]
5: eliminate, as of bodily substances [syn: {discharge}, {expel},
{eject}]
6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
digestive juices" [syn: {secrete}]
7: make available or free for sale or publication [syn: {free}]
8: part with [syn: {relinquish}, {free}, {give up}]
9: make available, as of assets; or free for sale or
publication [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {free}] [ant: {freeze},
{freeze}]