release (
http://definr.com/release)
n 1: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a
record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony
Orchestra"
2: the act of liberating someone or something [syn:
liberation,
freeing]
3: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was
a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from
the thyroid gland"
4: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order
to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn:
handout,
press release]
5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free
to depart) [syn:
dismissal,
dismission,
discharge,
firing,
liberation,
sack,
sacking]
6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn:
passing,
loss,
departure,
exit,
expiration,
going]
7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
obligation [syn:
acquittance]
8: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or
emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings" [syn:
outlet]
9: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn:
spill,
spillage]
10: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn:
waiver,
discharge]
11: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
tone [syn:
tone ending]
v 1: release, as from one's hands; "Let go of the door handle,
please!" [syn:
let go of,
let go] [ant:
hold]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn:
free,
liberate,
unloose,
loose] [ant:
confine]
3: let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour
onto a plate" [syn:
turn]
4: eliminate, as of bodily substances [syn:
discharge,
expel,
eject]
5: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish
a magazine or newspaper" [syn:
publish,
bring out, {put
out},
issue]
6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
digestive juices" [syn:
secrete]
7: make available or free for sale or publication [syn:
free]
8: part with [syn:
relinquish,
free,
give up]
9: make available, as of assets; or free for sale or
publication [syn:
unblock,
unfreeze,
free] [ant:
freeze,
freeze]