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Releasing

verb
Word Frequency: 4.4

Definitions

1.verbTo let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
"He released his grasp on the lever."
2.verbTo make available to the public.
"They released the new product later than intended."
3.verbTo free or liberate; to set free.
"He was released after two years in prison."
4.verbTo discharge.
"They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."
5.verb(of a call) To hang up.
"If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call."
6.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.
7.verbTo loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
"to release an ordinance"
8.verbTo set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity
9.verbTo set free a chemical substance.
10.verbTo lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Synonyms

emotionalcatharticfreeingliberatingliberationliberatedischargefiredunblockingunlockingunlockrelieve

Antonyms

hold

Rhymes With

unceasingincreasingdecreasingceasingleasingpolicingcreasingsubleasing
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