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Release

Noun

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1.NounThe event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
2.NounThe distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
3.NounAnything recently released or made available (as for sale).
"The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases."
4.NounThat which is released, untied or let go.
"They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies."
5.NounThe giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
6.NounLiberation from pain or suffering.
7.NounThe process by which a chemical substance is set free.
8.NounThe act or manner of ending a sound.
9.NounIn the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
10.NounA device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. 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. The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload. The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.
11.NounA 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.
12.NounThe catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.
13.NounThe lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.
14.NounOrgasm.
"She quivered in release."
15.NounDischarged semen
16.NounA kind of bridge used in jazz music.
17.VerbTo let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
"He released his grasp on the lever."
18.VerbTo make available to the public.
"They released the new product later than intended."
19.VerbTo free or liberate; to set free.
"He was released after two years in prison."
20.VerbTo discharge.
"They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."
21.VerbTo hang up.
"If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call."
22.VerbTo let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession.
23.VerbTo loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
24.VerbTo set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.
25.VerbTo set free a chemical substance.
26.VerbTo launch; to come out; to become available.
"when the game releases; the new model will release on ..."
27.VerbTo lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
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