merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra'

the act of allowing a fluid to escape

[ Syn: spill , spillage ]

a formal written statement of relinquishment

[ Syn: waiver , discharge ]

(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

[ Syn: tone ending ]

the act of liberating someone or something

[ Syn: liberation , freeing ]

a process that liberates or discharges something; there was a sudden release of oxygen; the release of iodine from the thyroid gland'

an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

[ Syn: handout , press release ]

the termination of someones employment (leaving them free to depart)

[ Syn: dismissal , dismission , discharge , firing , liberation , sack , sacking ]

euphemistic expressions for death; thousands mourned his passing

[ Syn: passing , loss , departure , exit , expiration , going ]

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

[ Syn: acquittance ]

a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

[ Syn: button ]

activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; she had no other outlet for her feelings; he gave vent to his anger

[ Syn: outlet , vent ]

release, as from ones grip; Let go of the door handle, please!; relinquish your grip on the rope--you wont fall

[ Syn: let go of , let go , relinquish ]

make (assets) available; release the holdings in the dictators bank account

[ Syn: unblock , unblock , unfreeze , unfreeze , free , free ]

grant freedom to; free from confinement

[ Syn: free , liberate , unloose , unloosen , loose ]

let (something) fall or spill from a container; turn the flour onto a plate

[ Syn: turn ]

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; publish a magazine or newspaper

[ Syn: publish , bring out , put out , issue ]

eliminate (a substance); combustion products are exhausted in the engine; the plant releases a gas

[ Syn: exhaust , discharge , expel , eject ]

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; secrete digestive juices; release a hormone into the blood stream

[ Syn: secrete ]

make (information) available for publication; release the list with the names of the prisoners

[ Syn: free ]

part with a possession or right; I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest; resign a claim to the throne

[ Syn: relinquish , resign , free , give up ]

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

[ Syn: free , liberate ]