Release - Definition

n 1: merchandise 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, release, freeing]
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, release]
5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit,
expiration, going, release]
7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
obligation [syn: acquittance, release]
8: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
[syn: release, button]
9: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion;
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to
his anger" [syn: release, outlet, vent]
10: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: spill,
spillage, release]
11: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn:
release, waiver, discharge]
12: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
tone [syn: release, tone ending]
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
fall" [syn: let go of, let go, release, relinquish]
[ant: hold, take hold]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free,
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant:
confine, detain]
3: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the
flour onto a plate" [syn: turn, release]
4: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a
magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put
out, issue, release]
5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
[syn: secrete, release]
7: make (information) available for publication; "release the
list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free,
release]
8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
9: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or
physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate]
10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze,
free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]