· merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"

Hypernym(s): merchandise, ware, product

· the act of liberating someone or something

Synonym(s): liberation, freeing

Hypernym(s): accomplishment, achievement

· a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"

Hypernym(s): natural_process, natural_action, action, activity

· an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

Synonym(s): handout, press_release

Hypernym(s): announcement, promulgation

· the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Synonym(s): dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, sack, sacking

Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion

· euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

Synonym(s): passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going

Hypernym(s): death, decease, expiry

· a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

Synonym(s): acquittance

Hypernym(s): legal_document, legal_instrument, official_document, instrument

· a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

Synonym(s): button

Hypernym(s): device

· activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

Synonym(s): outlet, vent

Hypernym(s): activity

· the act of allowing a fluid to escape

Synonym(s): spill, spillage

Hypernym(s): flow, stream

· a formal written statement of relinquishment

Synonym(s): waiver, discharge

Hypernym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing

· (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

Synonym(s): tone_ending

Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion

· release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

Synonym(s): let_go_of, let_go, relinquish

· grant freedom to; free from confinement

Synonym(s): free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose

· let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"

Synonym(s): turn

Hypernym(s): transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

· prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

Synonym(s): publish, bring_out, put_out, issue

Hypernym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare

· eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

Synonym(s): exhaust, discharge, expel, eject

· generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"

Synonym(s): secrete

Hypernym(s): exude, exudate, transude, ooze_out, ooze

· make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

Synonym(s): free

Hypernym(s): issue, supply

· part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

Synonym(s): relinquish, resign, free, give_up

Hypernym(s): pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give

· release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

Synonym(s): free, liberate

Hypernym(s): generate, bring_forth

· make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

Synonym(s): unblock, unfreeze, free

Hypernym(s): issue, supply