Tra từ release - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·lease AW [release releases released releasing] verb, noun BrE [rɪˈliːs] NAmE [rɪˈliːs]
verb

SET SB/STH FREE
1. to let sb/sth come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped
•~ sb/sth to release a prisoner/hostage
•~ sb/sth from sth Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage.
• (figurative) Death released him from his suffering.

STOP HOLDING STH
2. ~ sth to stop holding sth or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely
Syn: ↑let go, Syn: ↑let loose
• He refused to release her arm.
•10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony.
• Intense heat is released in the reaction.

FEELINGS
3. ~ sth to express feelings such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them
• She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up emotions.

FREE SB FROM DUTY
4. to free sb from a duty, responsibility, contract, etc
•~ sb The club is releasing some of its older players.
•~ sb from sth The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions.

PART OF MACHINE
5. ~ sth to remove sth from a fixed position, allowing sth else to move or function
•to release the clutch/handbrake/switch, etc.

MAKE LESS TIGHT
6. ~ sth to make sth less tight
• You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles.

MAKE AVAILABLE
7. ~ sth to make sth available to the public
• Police have released no further details about the accident.
•to release a movie/book/CD
•new products released onto the market
8. ~ sth to make sth available that had previously been restricted
• The new building programme will go ahead as soon as the government releases the funds.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reles (noun), relesser (verb), from Latin relaxare ‘stretch out again, slacken’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’.

Thesaurus:
release verb
1. T
•The kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages by 12 noon.
free • • set sb/sth free • • let sb go • • liberate • • ransom • • let sb/sth loose • |formal emancipate •
Opp: imprison
release/free/set free/liberate/emancipate sb from sth
release/free/set free/let go/liberate/ransom a prisoner/hostage
release/free an animal/a bird into the wild
Release, free or set sb/sth free? Free emphasizes the decision to let sb go; release emphasizes the physical act of letting sb go. Set sb/sth free is often used when sb/sth is freed by force, not authority
•Rioters stormed the prison and set all the prisoners free.
2. T
•Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage.
•He refused to release her arm.
free • • let (sb/sth) go • • cut • • disentangle • |formal disengage •
release/free/cut/disentangle/disengage sb/sth from sth
release/free/disentangle/disengage yourself from sth
release/free/let go of/disentangle/disengage your/sb's arm/hand
3. T
•Police have released no further details about the accident.
issue • • publish • • print • • publicize • • circulate •
release/issue/publish/print/circulate a report/details
release/issue/publish/print a document/statement/description
release/issue/publish a new title/edition

Example Bank:
•Details of the attack have not yet been released to the public.
•Figures to be officially released this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising.
•He was released on his own recognizance and could face up to four years in jail.
•He's planning to release a solo album.
•How much radiation was released into the air?
•Police have refused to release the name of the dead man.
•She laughed, the tension inside her suddenly released.
•She was released from prison last week.
•The album has not been released on CD.
•The album was originally released in 1974.
•The book has not yet been released in paperback.
•The committee is expected to release its findings this summer.
•The compound slowly releases iron into the bloodstream.
•The dam suddenly released millions of gallons of water.
•The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.
•The film was never released theatrically in the US.
•The hostages were released unharmed.
•The new version is expected to be released shortly.
•newly released recordings
•the gases that are released from aerosols
•He was released without charge after questioning by police.
•It's been three years since he was released from prison.
•Now release the clutch and move away from the kerb.
•Several people charged with minor crimes were released without trial.
•She was released immediately when the soldiers realized their mistake.
•She was released on bail by the New York police.
•The birds were cleaned and fed and released again into the wild.
•The government is insisting that the men are released unconditionally.
•The kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages by 12 noon.
•The organization has released a report drawing attention to the appalling conditions.
•There have been a lot of new products released onto the market.
•They were interrogated before being released.
•When was the film first released?
•to release a catch/a screw/a nut/the clutch/the brakes

noun

SETTING SB/STH FREE
1. uncountable, singular ~ (of sb) (from sth) the act of setting a person or an animal free; the state of being set free
• The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages.
• She can expect an early release from prison.

MAKING STH AVAILABLE
2. uncountable, singular the act of making sth available to the public
• The new software is planned for release in April.
• The movie goes on general release (= will be widely shown in cinemas/movie theaters) next week.
3. countable a thing that is made available to the public, especially a new CD or film/movie
•the latest new releases

OF GAS/CHEMICAL
4. uncountable, countable the act of letting a gas, chemical, etc. come out of the container where it has been safely held
•the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
•to monitor radiation releases

FROM UNPLEASANT FEELING
5. uncountable, singular the feeling that you are free from pain, anxiety or some other unpleasant feeling
•a sense of release after the exam
•I think her death was a merciful release.
•It's just a release of tension.
see also ↑press release

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reles (noun), relesser (verb), from Latin relaxare ‘stretch out again, slacken’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’.

Example Bank:
•All societies have social mechanisms for the release of tension.
•Crying gave some emotional release.
•He has announced the release of his new album.
•He negotiated the release of American prisoners of war.
•He was granted early release.
•I am anxiously awaiting the release of the next volume.
•I've been eagerly awaiting this film's release on DVD.
•Laughter is an important release valve for feelings of frustration.
•On completing his prison sentence Smith will serve three years of supervised release.
•She saw death as a welcome release from pain.
•Sometimes we just need some release from the pressure.
•The controversy threatens to delay the movie's release.
•The film never got a theatrical release but went straight to video.
•The film will go on general release in November.
•The judge authorized the release of the information.
•The movie is already in/on general release.
•The new CD releases will be out on Friday.
•The outraged public demanded her release.
•The senator demanded the immediate release of the full report.
•There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
•Under the current release schedule, the series will be available on DVD early next year.
•a publicity tour for the upcoming release of her autobiography
•his release from hospital
•The movie goes on general release next week.