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Release

rɪˈliːs

Release definitions
verb
release released releases releasing
  1. allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free

    "an official confirmed the prisoners would be released"

  2. allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely

    "she released his arm and pushed him aside"

    • remove restrictions or obligations from (someone or something) so that they become available for other activity

      "the strategy would release forces for service in other areas"

    • remove (part of a machine or appliance) from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function

      "he released the handbrake"

    • allow (something) to return to its resting position by ceasing to put pressure on it

      "press the cap down and release"

  3. allow (information) to be generally available

    "no details about the talks were released"

    • make (a film, recording, or other product) available to the public

      "they released a flurry of great singles"

  4. remit or discharge (a debt)

    "the amounts which later become due are consequent on the debt that is being released"

    • surrender (a right)

      "a parent released and assigned a right to income"

    • make over (property or money) to another

      "compensation for the cost of rebuilding is only released when work begins"

noun
release releases
  1. the action or process of releasing or being released

    "a campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release"

    • a handle or catch that releases part of a mechanism
  2. the action of making a film, recording, or other product available to the public

    "the movie will be on release from Christmas"

    • a film or other product made available to the public

      "his current album release has topped the charts for six months"

  3. the action of releasing property, money, or a right to another
    • a document effecting a release of property, money, etc.