release
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult.
to allow to be known, issued, done, or exhibited: to release an article for publication.
Law. to give up, relinquish, or surrender (a right, claim, etc.).
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
liberation from anything that restrains or fastens.
some device or agency for effecting such liberation.
a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.
the releasing of something for publication, performance, use, exhibition, or sale.
the film, book, record, etc., that is released.
Law.
the surrender of a right or the like to another.
a document embodying such a surrender.
Law Obsolete. a remission, as of a debt, tax, or tribute.
Machinery.
a control mechanism for starting or stopping a machine, especially by removing some restrictive apparatus.
the opening of an exhaust port or valve at or near the working stroke of an engine so that the working fluid can be exhausted on the return stroke.
the point in the stroke of an engine at which the exhaust port or valve is opened.
(in jazz or popular music) a bridge.
Origin of release
1synonym study For release
Other words for release
Opposites for release
Other words from release
- re·leas·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- re·leas·a·ble, re·leas·i·ble, adjective
- non·re·lease, noun
- un·re·leas·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·leas·i·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with release
- re-lease, release
Other definitions for re-lease (2 of 2)
to lease again.
Law. to make over (land, property, etc.), as to another.
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
the land or property re-leased.
Origin of re-lease
2Words that may be confused with re-lease
- re-lease , release
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How to use release in a sentence
Because the NTSB appointed Boeing as a technical adviser for the investigation, they say, the company is also bound by the protocols limiting the release of documents.
The Boeing 737 MAX Is Cleared to Fly. Families of People Who Died on the Planes Wait for Answers. | by Alec MacGillis | November 19, 2020 | ProPublicaThat is unlikely to be recouped with a scattershot theatrical release and some new HBO Max subscribers.
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas, defying industry convention | Steven Zeitchik | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThe settlement with the school does not include a release for Philbert.
University of Michigan reaches settlement with women who reported sexual harassment by former provost | Susan Svrluga | November 18, 2020 | Washington PostJust note that it’s missing a ton of typical features and you shouldn’t expect to use it for any real work until the official release early next year.
Apple’s M1 chip makes the new MacBook Air shockingly good | Stan Horaczek | November 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe latest data release shows Illinois public schools reported having secluded and restrained students at least 23,530 times during the 2017-18 school year, up from 17,403 two years earlier.
New Data Shows the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Increased in Illinois Schools During the 2017–18 School Year | by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica | November 17, 2020 | ProPublica
These are the same hormones that are released when women are breastfeeding.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother rumor that has existed since before The Empire Strikes Back was released.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) | Rich Goldstein | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI meet Otis J. the night he arrives at “The Castle,” a West Harlem halfway house for newly-released convicts.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEventually Morrow was released with no money, vehicle, or phone.
Are Police Stealing People’s Property? | Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOh, and the first press image they released was a pair of black dudes in tracksuits as a troll of sorts to NME.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More | Marlow Stern | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbout this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanJohn Wilkes released from the tower by the memorable sentence of chief justice Pratt.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHe was released soon after Christmas, and another Vicar filleth his place.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellGently he pushed her from him, released his hold; the little face slipped from his shoulder as though it sank into the sea.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe pedal was thrown back by a spring on being released from the pressure of the foot.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller
British Dictionary definitions for release
/ (rɪˈliːs) /
to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment
to free (someone) from obligation or duty
to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall
to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation
to make (news or information) known or allow (news or information) to be made known: to release details of an agreement
law to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else
ethology to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately
the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc
the act of issuing for sale or publication
something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or a record: a new release from Bob Dylan
a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc
law the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else
a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine
the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke
the moment at which this valve opens
the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released
the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera
Origin of release
1Derived forms of release
- releaser, noun
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