release
ree lees
- n merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra - n the act of liberating someone or something
- n a process that liberates or discharges something
there was a sudden release of oxygen
the release of iodine from the thyroid gland - n an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- n the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- n euphemistic expressions for death
- n a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- n a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- n activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- n the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- n a formal written statement of relinquishment
- n (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- v release, as from one's grip
- v grant freedom to; free from confinement
- v let (something) fall or spill from a container
- v prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- v eliminate (a substance)
the plant releases a gas - v generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
release a hormone into the blood stream - v make (information) available for publication
release the list with the names of the prisoners - v part with a possession or right
- v release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- v make (assets) available
release the holdings in the dictator's bank account