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/ɹəˈliːs/
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/ɹɪˈliːs/
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/ɹiˈliːs/
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/ɹiːˈliːs/
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ɹɪˈliːs
Noun
The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
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Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
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Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
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The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
That which is released, untied or let go.
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They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
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Liberation from pain or suffering.
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The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
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The act or manner of ending a sound.
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In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
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A 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.
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A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.
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A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.
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Orgasm.
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She quivered in release.
Discharged semen
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His hot release pouring into her, filling her and adding to the wettness within her
A kind of bridge used in jazz music.
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Verb
To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
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He released his grasp on the lever.
To make available to the public.
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They released the new product later than intended.
To free or liberate; to set free.
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He was released after two years in prison.
To discharge.
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They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.
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The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known.
(of a call) To hang up.
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If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.
To 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.
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To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
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punishments inflicted and released
To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.
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With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.
To set free a chemical substance.
To launch; to come out; to become available.
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when the game releases
the new model will release on ...
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To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
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Noun
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
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a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
the act of liberating someone or something
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a process that liberates or discharges something
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there was a sudden release of oxygen
the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
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the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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euphemistic expressions for death
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thousands mourned his passing
a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
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a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
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activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
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she had no other outlet for her feelings
he gave vent to his anger
the act of allowing a fluid to escape
a formal written statement of relinquishment
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(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
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release, as from one's grip
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Let go of the door handle, please!
relinquish your grip on the rope — you won't fall
grant freedom to; free from confinement
let (something) fall or spill from a container
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turn the flour onto a plate
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
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publish a magazine or newspaper
eliminate (a substance)
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combustion products are exhausted in the engine
the plant releases a gas
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
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secrete digestive juices
release a hormone into the blood stream
make (information) available for publication
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release the list with the names of the prisoners
part with a possession or right
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I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
resign a claim to the throne
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
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make (assets) available
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release the holdings in the dictator's bank account