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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 of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.
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.noun(sound synthesis) The 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.
11.verbTo let go (of); to cease to hold or contain."He released his grasp on the lever."
12.verbTo make available to the public."They released the new product later than intended."
13.verbTo free or liberate; to set free."He was released after two years in prison."
14.verbTo discharge."They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."
15.verb(of a call) To hang up."If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call."
16.verbTo 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.
17.verbTo loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of."to release an ordinance"
18.verbTo set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity
19.verbTo set free a chemical substance.