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Definitions for Release

[1] to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
[2] to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult.
[3] to allow to be known, issued, done, or exhibited: to release an article for publication.
[4] Law . to give up, relinquish, or surrender (a right, claim, etc.).
[5] a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
[6] liberation from anything that restrains or fastens.
[7] some device or agency for effecting such liberation.
[8] a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.
[9] the releasing of something for publication, performance, use, exhibition, or sale.
[10] the film, book, record, etc., that is released.
[11] press release.
[12] Law . the surrender of a right or the like to another. a document embodying such a surrender.
[13] Law Obsolete . a remission, as of a debt, tax, or tribute.
[14] 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.
[15] (in jazz or popular music) a bridge.
[16] to lease again.
[17] Law . to make over (land, property, etc.), as to another.
[18] a contract for re-leasing land or property.
[19] the land or property re-leased.
[20] to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment
[21] to free (someone) from obligation or duty
[22] to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall
[23] to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation
[24] to make (news or information) known or allow (news or information) to be made known to release details of an agreement
[25] law to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else
[26] ethology to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately
[27] the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc
[28] the act of issuing for sale or publication
[29] something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or a record a new release from Bob Dylan
[30] a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc
[31] law the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else
[32] a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine
[33] the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke the moment at which this valve opens
[34] the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released
[35] the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera

Words related to Release

discharge, clemency, announcement, issue, leak, clear, drop, deliver, free, surrender, acquittal, exemption, spring, liberty, deliverance, liberation, charge, commute, relief, freedom

Words nearby Release

relay fast, relay language, relay race, relearn, relearning, release, release copy, release date, release print, release therapy, released time

Origin of Release

-leaseFirst recorded in 1820–30; re- + lease1

Words that may be confused with Release

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, re-leasere-lease, 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

Word origin for Release

C13: from Old French relesser , from Latin relaxāre to slacken; see relax

Synonyms for Release

clemency, discharge, absolution, acquittal, acquittance, charge, commute, deliverance, emancipation, exemption, exoneration, floater, freedom, freeing, liberation, liberty, lifeboat, lifesaver, manumission, relief, spring, turnout, walkout, let-off