1. release - noun
· merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
Hypernym(s): merchandise, ware, product
2. release - noun
· the act of liberating someone or something
Synonym(s): liberation, freeing
Hypernym(s): accomplishment, achievement
3. release - noun
· a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
Hypernym(s): natural_process, natural_action, action, activity
4. release - noun
· an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Synonym(s): handout, press_release
Hypernym(s): announcement, promulgation
5. release - noun
· the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonym(s): dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, sack, sacking
Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion
6. release - noun
· euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
Synonym(s): passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going
Hypernym(s): death, decease, expiry
7. release - noun
· a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
Synonym(s): acquittance
Hypernym(s): legal_document, legal_instrument, official_document, instrument
8. release - noun
· a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Synonym(s): button
Hypernym(s): device
9. release - noun
· activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
Hypernym(s): activity
10. release - noun
· the act of allowing a fluid to escape
11. release - noun
· a formal written statement of relinquishment
Hypernym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing
12. release - noun
· (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
Synonym(s): tone_ending
Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion
13. release - verb
· release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
Synonym(s): let_go_of, let_go, relinquish
14. release - verb
· grant freedom to; free from confinement
Synonym(s): free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose
15. release - verb
· let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
Synonym(s): turn
Hypernym(s): transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
16. release - verb
· prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
Synonym(s): publish, bring_out, put_out, issue
Hypernym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare
17. release - verb
· eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
Synonym(s): exhaust, discharge, expel, eject
18. release - verb
· generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
Synonym(s): secrete
Hypernym(s): exude, exudate, transude, ooze_out, ooze
19. release - verb
· make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
Synonym(s): free
20. release - verb
· part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
Synonym(s): relinquish, resign, free, give_up
Hypernym(s): pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
21. release - verb
· release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Hypernym(s): generate, bring_forth
22. release - verb
· make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
Synonym(s): unblock, unfreeze, free
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