release

Noun
  1. Merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (synset 104080320)
    "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
    is a type of: merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale
  2. The act of liberating someone or something (synset 100096322)
    is a type of: accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
    subtypes:
    • jail delivery - the use of force to liberate prisoners
    • deregulating, deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
    • relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
    • disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
    • emancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
    • clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
    • manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery
    • parole - (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
    • probation - (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court
    same as: freeing, liberation
  3. A process that liberates or discharges something (synset 113570875)
    "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    subtypes: emission - the release of electrons from parent atoms
  4. An announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation (synset 106760197)
    is a type of: announcement, promulgation - a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
    same as: handout, press release
  5. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (synset 100217041)
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    subtypes:
    • superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
    • conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
    • removal - dismissal from office
    • deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
    • honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
    • dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
    • section eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
    same as: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, sack, sacking
  6. Euphemistic expressions for death (synset 107348249)
    "thousands mourned his passing"
    domain usage: euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    is a type of: death, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life
    same as: departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing
  7. A legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (synset 106564805)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    same as: acquittance
  8. A device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism (synset 104080537)
    is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
    same as: button
  9. Activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion (synset 101266940)
    "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
    is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    same as: outlet, vent
  10. The act of allowing a fluid to escape (synset 100330445)
    is a type of: flow, stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
    same as: spill, spillage
  11. A formal written statement of relinquishment (synset 100214561)
    is a type of: relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
    subtypes: exemption, granting immunity, immunity - an act exempting someone
    same as: discharge, waiver
  12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone (synset 100211789)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    subtypes: explosion, plosion - the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
    same as: tone ending
Verb
  1. Release, as from one's grip (synset 201477180)
    "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
    subtypes:
    same as: let go, let go of, relinquish
  2. Grant freedom to;
    Free from confinement (synset 202426474)
    subtypes:
    • unspell - release from a spell
    • unchain - make free
    • bail - release after a security has been paid
    • run - set animals loose to graze
    • bail out - free on bail
    • parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
    same as: free, liberate, loose, unloose, unloosen
  3. Let (something) fall or spill from a container (synset 201439155)
    "turn the flour onto a plate"
    is a type of: channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport - send from one person or place to another
    subtypes:
    • deflate - release contained air or gas from
    • throw - throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
    same as: turn
  4. Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale (synset 200969657)
    "publish a magazine or newspaper"
    is a type of: air, bare, publicise, publicize - make public
    subtypes: edit - supervise the publication of
    same as: bring out, issue, publish, put out
  5. Eliminate (a substance) (synset 200104622)
    "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
    subtypes:
    same as: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel
  6. Generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (synset 200069066)
    "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
    is a type of: exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
    subtypes: water - secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
    same as: secrete
  7. Make (information) available for publication (synset 202499696)
    "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
    is a type of: issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with
    subtypes: declassify - lift the restriction on and make available again
    same as: free
  8. Part with a possession or right (synset 202321284)
    "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
    is a type of: give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over - place into the hands or custody of
    subtypes:
    same as: free, give up, relinquish, resign
  9. Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (synset 201761838)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: bring forth, generate - bring into existence
    same as: free, liberate
  10. Make (assets) available (synset 200270568)
    "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
    is a type of: issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with
    same as: free, unblock, unfreeze

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