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},
         {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}]
     5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free
        to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing},
         {liberation}, {sack}, {sacking}]
     6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
        passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration},
         {going}]
     7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
        obligation [syn: {acquittance}]
     8: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or
        emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he
        gave vent to his anger" [syn: {outlet}, {vent}]
     9: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill}, {spillage}]
     10: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {waiver},
          {discharge}]
     11: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
         tone [syn: {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}, {relinquish}] [ant: {hold}]
     2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate},
         {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
     3: let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour
        onto a plate" [syn: {turn}]
     4: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {discharge}, {expel},
         {eject}]
     5: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish
        a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put
        out}, {issue}]
     6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
        digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood
        stream" [syn: {secrete}]
     7: make (information) available publication; "release the list
        with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {free}]
     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}]
     9: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
        dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {free}]
        [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0