English to English noun
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merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) | | Example: a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
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the act of liberating someone or something | | source: wordnet30
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a process that liberates or discharges something | | Example: there was a sudden release of oxygen the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
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an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation | | source: wordnet30
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the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | | source: wordnet30
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euphemistic expressions for death | | Example: thousands mourned his passing
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a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation | | source: wordnet30
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a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism | | source: wordnet30
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activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | | Example: she had no other outlet for her feelings he gave vent to his anger
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the act of allowing a fluid to escape | | source: wordnet30
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a formal written statement of relinquishment | | source: wordnet30
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(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone | | source: wordnet30
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The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. | | source: webster1913
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A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required; | | source: webster1913 verb
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release, as from one's grip | | Example: Let go of the door handle, please! relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
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grant freedom to; free from confinement | | source: wordnet30
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let (something) fall or spill from a container | | Example: turn the flour onto a plate
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prepare and issue for public distribution or sale | | Example: publish a magazine or newspaper
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eliminate (a substance) | | Example: combustion products are exhausted in the engine the plant releases a gas
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generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids | | Example: secrete digestive juices release a hormone into the blood stream
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make (information) available for publication | | Example: release the list with the names of the prisoners
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part with a possession or right | | Example: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest resign a claim to the throne
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release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | | source: wordnet30
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make (assets) available | | Example: release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
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To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. | | source: webster1913
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To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go. | | source: webster1913
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