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