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Meaning of release

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}, {release}, {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}, {release}]
      5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
         depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge},
         {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]
      6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
         passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit},
         {expiration}, {going}, {release}]
      7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
         obligation [syn: {acquittance}, {release}]
      8: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
         [syn: {release}, {button}]
      9: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion;
         "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to
         his anger" [syn: {release}, {outlet}, {vent}]
      10: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill},
          {spillage}, {release}]
      11: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn:
          {release}, {waiver}, {discharge}]
      12: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
          tone [syn: {release}, {tone ending}]
      v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
           please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
           fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}]
           [ant: {hold}, {take hold}]
      2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free},
         {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant:
         {confine}, {detain}]
      3: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the
         flour onto a plate" [syn: {turn}, {release}]
      4: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a
         magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put
         out}, {issue}, {release}]
      5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
         in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: {exhaust},
         {discharge}, {expel}, {eject}, {release}]
      6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
         digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
         [syn: {secrete}, {release}]
      7: make (information) available for publication; "release the
         list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {free},
         {release}]
      8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
         bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
         throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {free},
         {give up}]
      9: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or
         physical decomposition [syn: {release}, {free}, {liberate}]
      10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
          dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze},
          {free}, {release}] [ant: {block}, {freeze}, {immobilise},
          {immobilize}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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