RELEASE

/ɹɪˈliːs/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 8

Definition

  1. verb release, as from one's grip. — synonyms: let_go_of, let_go, relinquish
  2. verb grant freedom to. — synonyms: free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose
  3. verb let (something) fall or spill from a container. — synonyms: turn
  4. verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. — synonyms: publish, bring_out, put_out, issue
  5. verb eliminate (a substance). — synonyms: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject
  6. verb generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids. — synonyms: secrete
  7. verb make (information) available for publication. — synonyms: free
  8. verb part with a possession or right. — synonyms: relinquish, resign, free, give_up
  9. verb release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. — synonyms: free, liberate
  10. verb make (assets) available. — synonyms: unblock, unfreeze, free
  11. noun merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film).
  12. noun the act of liberating someone or something. — synonyms: liberation, freeing
  13. noun a process that liberates or discharges something.
  14. noun an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation. — synonyms: handout, press_release
  15. noun the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). — synonyms: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, sack, sacking
  16. noun euphemistic expressions for death. — synonyms: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going
  17. noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation. — synonyms: acquittance
  18. noun a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism. — synonyms: button
  19. noun activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion. — synonyms: outlet, vent
  20. noun the act of allowing a fluid to escape. — synonyms: spill, spillage
  21. noun a formal written statement of relinquishment. — synonyms: waiver, discharge
  22. noun (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. — synonyms: tone_ending

Examples

  • “The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.”
  • “They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.”
  • “He released his grasp on the lever.”

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