release

n. freedom, liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); press release, statement provided to the media

v. set free, liberate, emancipate; loosen a hold, unfasten; make available to the general public; surrender, give up (Law)

Release may refer to multiple things:Music release or film release, the issuing of a product for sale or public showingNews release, a piece of communication with the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news valueSoftware release, the public release of a new version of a piece of softwareLegal release, a legal instrument, typically used to obtain rights prior to making something available to the publicRelease (phonetics) is the opening of the closure of a stop consonantRelease (David Knopfler album), a 1983 album by David KnopflerRelease (P.A.L album), a 2000 album by P.A.LRelease (Pet Shop Boys album), a 2002 album by Pet Shop Boys"Release (song)", a song featured on Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten"Release (Timbaland song)", a single featured on Timbaland's second studio album Shock Value"Release (The Tea Party song)", a song by Canadian rock band The Tea PartyRelease (TV series), a British television series"Release" (Angel episode), an episode of the television series Angel
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Noun
1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
(derivation) free
2. the act of liberating someone or something
(synonym) liberation, freeing
(hypernym) accomplishment, achievement
(hyponym) jail delivery
(derivation) free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose
3. a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) emission
(derivation) secrete
4. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
(synonym) handout, press release
(hypernym) announcement, promulgation
5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
(synonym) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, sack, sacking
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) superannuation
6. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
(synonym) passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going
(hypernym) death, decease
7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
(synonym) acquittance
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(derivation) relinquish, resign, free, give up
(classification) law, jurisprudence
8. activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
(synonym) outlet, vent
(hypernym) activity
9. the act of allowing a fluid to escape
(synonym) spill, spillage
(hypernym) flow, stream
(derivation) turn
10. a formal written statement of relinquishment
(synonym) waiver, discharge
(hypernym) relinquishment, relinquishing
(hyponym) exemption, immunity, granting immunity
(derivation) relinquish, resign, free, give up
11. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
(synonym) tone ending
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) plosion, explosion
(classification) music
Verb
1. release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
(synonym) let go of, let go, relinquish
(hyponym) discharge, muster out
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
(synonym) free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose
(hyponym) unspell
(derivation) liberation, freeing
3. let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
(synonym) turn
(hypernym) transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
(hyponym) deflate
(derivation) spill, spillage
4. eliminate (substances) from the body
(synonym) discharge, expel, eject
(hyponym) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
5. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
(synonym) publish, bring out, put out, issue
(hypernym) publicize, publicise, air, bare
(hyponym) edit
6. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
(synonym) secrete
(hypernym) exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
(hyponym) water
7. make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
(synonym) free
(hypernym) issue, supply
(hyponym) declassify
8. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
(synonym) relinquish, resign, free, give up
(hypernym) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
(hyponym) derequisition
(derivation) waiver, discharge
9. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
(synonym) unblock, unfreeze, free
(hypernym) issue, supply

v. reread, read another time, read again

(v. t.)
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
  

(n.)
To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
  

(n.)
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
  

(n.)
Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
  

(n.)
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.