release

Sense 1 noun

merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra

Sense 2 verb

release, as from one's grip

Let go of the door handle, please!

Sense 3 noun

the act of liberating someone or something

Sense 4 verb

grant freedom to; free from confinement

Sense 5 noun

a process that liberates or discharges something

there was a sudden release of oxygen

Sense 6 verb

let (something) fall or spill from a container

turn the flour onto a plate

Sense 7 noun

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

Sense 8 verb

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

publish a magazine or newspaper

Sense 9 noun

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

Sense 10 verb

eliminate (a substance)

combustion products are exhausted in the engine

Sense 11 noun

euphemistic expressions for death

thousands mourned his passing

Sense 12 verb

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

secrete digestive juices

Sense 13 noun

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

Sense 14 verb

make (information) available for publication

release the list with the names of the prisoners

Sense 15 noun

a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

Sense 16 verb

part with a possession or right

I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest

Sense 17 noun

activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

she had no other outlet for her feelings

Sense 18 verb

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

Sense 19 noun

the act of allowing a fluid to escape

Sense 20 verb

make (assets) available

release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

Sense 21 noun

a formal written statement of relinquishment

Sense 22 noun

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