1. (

• release

) merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra" ;

2. (

• liberation ,
• release ,
• freeing

) the act of liberating someone or something ;

3. (

• release

) a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland" ;

4. (

• handout ,
• press_release ,
• release

) an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ;

5. (

• dismissal ,
• dismission ,
• discharge ,
• firing ,
• liberation ,
• release ,
• sack ,
• sacking

) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) ;

6. (

• passing ,
• loss ,
• departure ,
• exit ,
• expiration ,
• going ,
• release

) euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" ;

7. (

• acquittance ,
• release ,

) a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation ;

8. (

• release ,
• button ,

) a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism ;

9. (

• release ,
• outlet ,
• vent

) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" ;

10. (

• spill ,
• spillage ,
• release ,

) the act of allowing a fluid to escape ;

11. (

• release ,
• waiver ,
• discharge ,

) a formal written statement of relinquishment ;

12. (

• release ,
• tone_ending

) (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone ;

1. (

• let_go_of ,
• let_go ,
• release ,
• relinquish ,

) release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope;

2. (

• free ,
• liberate ,
• release ,
• unloose ,
• unloosen ,
• loose

) grant freedom to; free from confinement ;

3. (

• turn ,
• release ,

) let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" ;

4. (

• publish ,
• bring_out ,
• put_out ,
• issue ,
• release

) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" ;

5. (

• exhaust ,
• discharge ,
• expel ,
• eject ,
• release ,

) eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" ;

6. (

• secrete ,
• release

) generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" ;

7. (

• free ,
• release ,

) make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" ;

8. (

• release ,
• relinquish ,
• resign ,
• free ,
• give_up ,

) part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" ;

9. (

• release ,
• free ,
• liberate ,

) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition ;

10. (

• unblock ,
• unfreeze ,
• free ,
• release

) make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" ;