release
1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (Freq. 6)
- a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
• Hypernyms:
merchandise, ware, product
2. the act of liberating someone or something (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
liberation, freeing
• Derivationally related forms:
free (for: freeing), liberate (for: liberation)
• Hypernyms:
accomplishment, achievement
• Hyponyms:
jail delivery, deregulation, deregulating, relief, unsnarling,
untangling, disentanglement, extrication, emancipation, clearing, manumission,
parole, probation
3. a process that liberates or discharges something (Freq. 2)
- there was a sudden release of oxygen
- the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
emission
4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation,
sack, sacking
• Derivationally related forms:
sack (for: sacking), sack (for: sack), fire (for: firing), discharge (for: discharge), dismiss (for: dismission), dismiss (for: dismissal)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
superannuation, conge, congee, removal, deactivation,
inactivation, honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight
5. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
handout, press release
• Hypernyms:
announcement, promulgation
6. euphemistic expressions for death (Freq. 1)
- thousands mourned his passing
• Syn:
passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going
• Derivationally related forms:
go (for: going), expire (for: expiration), exit (for: exit), depart (for: departure), pass (for: passing)
• Usage Domain:
euphemism
• Hypernyms:
death, decease, expiry
7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
• Syn:
acquittance
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
8. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- she had no other outlet for her feelings
- he gave vent to his anger
• Syn:
outlet, vent
• Derivationally related forms:
vent (for: vent)
• Hypernyms:
activity
9. a formal written statement of relinquishment
• Syn:
waiver, discharge
• Derivationally related forms:
discharge (for: discharge), waive (for: waiver)
• Hypernyms:
relinquishment, relinquishing
• Hyponyms:
exemption, immunity, granting immunity
10. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
• Syn:
button
• Hypernyms:
device
11. the act of allowing a fluid to escape
• Syn:
spill, spillage
• Derivationally related forms:
spill (for: spillage), spill (for: spill)
• Hypernyms:
flow, stream
12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
• Syn:
tone ending
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
plosion, explosion
1. release, as from one's grip (Freq. 12)
- Let go of the door handle, please!
- relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
• Syn:
let go of, let go, relinquish
• Ant:
hold (for: let go of)
• Derivationally related forms:
relinquishment (for: relinquish)
• Hyponyms:
discharge, muster out, unclasp, pop, toggle,
unhand, bring out, let out, unleash, let loose, loose,
disengage, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: let go)
2. grant freedom to;
free from confinement (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose
• Ant:
confine (for: free)
• Derivationally related forms:
liberation (for: liberate), liberty (for: liberate), liberator (for: liberate), free (for: free), freeing (for: free)
• Hyponyms:
unspell, unchain, bail, run, bail out, parole
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to release the prisoners
3. let (something) fall or spill from a container (Freq. 4)
- turn the flour onto a plate
• Syn:
turn
• Hypernyms:
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
• Hyponyms:
deflate, throw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. eliminate (a substance) (Freq. 3)
- combustion products are exhausted in the engine
- the plant releases a gas
• Syn:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject
• Derivationally related forms:
ejection (for: eject), expulsion (for: expel), expelling (for: expel), discharge (for: discharge)
• Hyponyms:
expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out,
blow, ejaculate, abort, ovulate, excrete, egest,
eliminate, pass, shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage, spew,
spew out, eruct, fester, maturate, suppurate, emit,
breathe, pass off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale (Freq. 3)
- publish a magazine or newspaper
• Syn:
publish, bring out, put out, issue
• Derivationally related forms:
issue (for: issue), issuer (for: issue), publication (for: publish), publisher (for: publish), publishing (for: publish)
• Hypernyms:
publicize, publicise, air, bare
• Hyponyms:
edit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Sam and Sue release the movie
6. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (Freq. 3)
- secrete digestive juices
- release a hormone into the blood stream
• Syn:
secrete
• Derivationally related forms:
secretion (for: secrete), secretor (for: secrete)
• Hypernyms:
exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
• Hyponyms:
water
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. make (information) available for publication (Freq. 1)
- release the list with the names of the prisoners
• Syn:
free
• Hypernyms:
issue, supply
• Hyponyms:
declassify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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:
relinquish, resign, free, give up
• Derivationally related forms:
relinquishment (for: relinquish), relinquishing (for: relinquish)
• Hypernyms:
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
• Hyponyms:
derequisition, sacrifice, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
9. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
• Syn:
free, liberate
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
generate, bring forth
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. make (assets) available
- release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
• Syn:
unblock, unfreeze, free
• Ant:
freeze (for: unfreeze), block (for: unblock)
• Hypernyms:
issue, supply
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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