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" ;

1. (

• cathartic ,
• releasing

) emotionally purging (of e.g. art) ;