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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Release \Re*lease"\, 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. "Who boast'st release from hell." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden. [1913 Webster] 3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. (Steam Engine) The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. [1913 Webster] 6. (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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 7. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending a sound. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 8. (Railroads) In the block-signaling system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Lease and release}. (Law) See under {Lease}. {Out of release}, without cessation. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Syn: Liberation; freedom; discharge. See {Death}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Release \Re*lease"\ (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. [1913 Webster] Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. --Mark xv. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster] A sacred vow that none should aye release. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Syn: To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extricate; let go; quit; acquit. [1913 Webster] 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}]