Release

Quick meaning: Release is a noun meaning The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

Meaning

The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

More Meanings

1. (software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
2. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
3. That which is released, untied or let go.
4. (law) The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
5. Liberation from pain or suffering.
6. (biochemistry) The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
7. (phonetics, sound synthesis) The act or manner of ending a sound.

Example Sentences

She quivered in release.

He released his grasp on the lever.

He was released after two years in prison.

They released the new product later than intended.

Word Forms

• releases
• releasing
• released

Synonyms for release

Depending on context, synonyms include quietus, alleviation, relief, comfort, consolation, ease.

Antonyms for release

Common opposites include hold, block, freeze, confine, detain, immobilize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loose, liberate, liberation, unloose, expel, discharge.

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