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Meaning of 'release' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Release [ n.]
- To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go.
- To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
- To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
- To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance.
- 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.
- Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
- Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
- A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.
- The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
2 . Release [ v. t.]
- To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Meaning of 'release' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . release [ n]
Meaning (1):
- merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
Example in sentence:
  • a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
Meaning (2):
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
Example in sentence:
  • he gave vent to his anger;
  • she had no other outlet for her feelings
Meaning (3):
- a process that liberates or discharges something
Example in sentence:
  • the release of iodine from the thyroid gland;
  • there was a sudden release of oxygen
Meaning (4):
- euphemistic expressions for death
Example in sentence:
  • thousands mourned his passing
5 . release [ v]
Meaning (5):
- eliminate (a substance)
Example in sentence:
  • combustion products are exhausted in the engine;
  • the plant releases a gas
Meaning (6):
- part with a possession or right
Example in sentence:
  • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest;
  • resign a claim to the throne
Meaning (7):
- release, as from one's grip
Example in sentence:
  • Let go of the door handle, please!;
  • relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
Meaning (8):
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Example in sentence:
  • publish a magazine or newspaper
Meaning (9):
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Example in sentence:
  • release a hormone into the blood stream;
  • secrete digestive juices
Meaning (10):
- make (assets) available
Example in sentence:
  • release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
Meaning (11):
- make (information) available for publication
Example in sentence:
  • release the list with the names of the prisoners
Meaning (12):
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
Example in sentence:
  • turn the flour onto a plate

Nearby Words:

relade relaid relais reland relapse relapsed relapser relapsing relate related

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