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English Dictionary: release	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for release
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
release n merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra" the act of liberating someone or something Synonym(s): liberation, release, 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 Synonym(s): handout, press release, release the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) Synonym(s): dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" Synonym(s): passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation Synonym(s): acquittance, release a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism Synonym(s): release, button activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" Synonym(s): release, outlet, vent the act of allowing a fluid to escape Synonym(s): spill, spillage, release a formal written statement of relinquishment Synonym(s): release, waiver, discharge (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone Synonym(s): release, tone ending v release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" Synonym(s): let go of, let go, release, relinquish Antonym(s): hold, take hold grant freedom to; free from confinement Synonym(s): free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose Antonym(s): confine, detain let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" Synonym(s): turn, release prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" Synonym(s): publish, bring out, put out, issue, release eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" Synonym(s): exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" Synonym(s): secrete, release make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" Synonym(s): free, release part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" Synonym(s): release, relinquish, resign, free, give up release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition Synonym(s): release, free, liberate make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" Synonym(s): unblock, unfreeze, free, release Antonym(s): block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Release \Release"\, n. 1. (Mach.) A device adapted to hold or release* a device or mechanism as required; specif.: (Elec.) A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit; also, the catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, which acts in case of an overload. 2. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending a sound. 3. (Railroads) In the block-signaling system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Release \Release"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Released} (r?l?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Releasing}.] [OE. relessen, OF. relassier, to release, to let free. See {Relay}, n., {Relax}, and cf. {Release} to lease again.] 1. To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. --Mark xv. 6. 2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty. 3. (Law) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit. 4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] --Hooker. A sacred vow that none should aye release. --Spenser. Syn: To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extricate; let go; quit; acquit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Release \Release"\, n. 1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. [bd]Who boast'st release* from hell.[b8] --Milton. 2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden. 3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance. 4. (Law) A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. --Blackstone. 5. (Steam Engine) The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. {Lease and release}. (Law) See under {Lease}. {Out of release}, without cessation. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: Liberation; freedom; discharge. See {Death}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Release \Re*lease"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. [Pref. re + lease to let.] To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
release (Or "released version", "baseline") A version of a piece of software which has been made public (as opposed to a version that is in development, or otherwise unreleased). A release is either a {major release}, a {revision}, or a {bugfix}. Pre-release versions may be called {alpha test}, or {beta test} versions. See {change management}. (1996-08-04)