Main entry: release, liberation, freeing
Definition: the act of liberating someone or something
Main entry: release, tone ending
Definition: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
Main entry: release, discharge, waiver
Definition: a formal written statement of relinquishment
Main entry: discharge, dismissal, dismission, release, sack, sacking, firing, liberation
Definition: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Main entry: spill, spillage, release
Definition: the act of allowing a fluid to escape
Main entry: release, outlet, vent
Definition: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
Usage: she had no other outlet for her feelings; he gave vent to his anger
Main entry: release
Definition: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
Usage: a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
Definition: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Main entry: acquittance, release
Definition: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
Main entry: handout, press release, release
Definition: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Main entry: loss, exit, expiration, going, passing, release, departure
Definition: euphemistic expressions for death
Usage: thousands mourned his passing
Main entry: release
Definition: a process that liberates or discharges something
Usage: there was a sudden release of oxygen; the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
Definition: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Usage: secrete digestive juices; release a hormone into the blood stream
Main entry: exhaust, expel, eject, discharge, release
Definition: eliminate (a substance)
Usage: combustion products are exhausted in the engine; the plant releases a gas
Main entry: free, release, unblock, unfreeze
Definition: make (assets) available
Usage: release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
Main entry: release, publish, put out, bring out, issue
Definition: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Usage: publish a magazine or newspaper
Definition: let (something) fall or spill from a container
Usage: turn the flour onto a plate
Main entry: let go, let go of, release, relinquish
Definition: release, as from one's grip
Usage: Let go of the door handle, please!; relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
Main entry: free, release, liberate
Definition: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Main entry: give up, free, release, relinquish, resign
Definition: part with a possession or right
Usage: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest; resign a claim to the throne
Main entry: release, liberate, loose, free, unloose, unloosen
Definition: grant freedom to; free from confinement
Definition: make (information) available for publication
Usage: release the list with the names of the prisoners