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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: release n 1: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra" 2: the act of liberating someone or something [syn: {liberation}, {release}, {freeing}] 3: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland" 4: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn: {handout}, {press release}, {release}] 5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}] 6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration}, {going}, {release}] 7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation [syn: {acquittance}, {release}] 8: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism [syn: {release}, {button}] 9: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" [syn: {release}, {outlet}, {vent}] 10: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill}, {spillage}, {release}] 11: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {release}, {waiver}, {discharge}] 12: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone [syn: {release}, {tone ending}] v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}] [ant: {hold}, {take hold}] 2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}, {detain}] 3: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" [syn: {turn}, {release}] 4: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put out}, {issue}, {release}] 5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: {exhaust}, {discharge}, {expel}, {eject}, {release}] 6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" [syn: {secrete}, {release}] 7: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {free}, {release}] 8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {free}, {give up}] 9: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: {release}, {free}, {liberate}] 10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {free}, {release}] [ant: {block}, {freeze}, {immobilise}, {immobilize}]