Release
[rɪ'liːs] or [rɪ'lis]
Definition
(noun.) (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone.
(noun.) a formal written statement of relinquishment.
(noun.) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; 'she had no other outlet for her feelings'; 'he gave vent to his anger'.
(noun.) merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); 'a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra'.
(noun.) a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism.
(noun.) a process that liberates or discharges something; 'there was a sudden release of oxygen'; 'the release of iodine from the thyroid gland'.
(verb.) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition.
(verb.) part with a possession or right; 'I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest'; 'resign a claim to the throne'.
Typed by Elvin--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
(n.) To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go.
(n.) To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
(n.) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
(n.) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance.
(n.) The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.
(n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
(n.) Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
(n.) A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.
(n.) The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
Typist: Wolfgang
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Liberate, unloose, free, loose, disengage, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let loose, let out.[2]. Quit, let go, give up.
n. [1]. Liberation, deliverance, discharge, freedom.[2]. Exemption, exoneration, excuse, dispensation, absolution.[3]. Acquittance, clearance, receipt in full.
Editor: Myra
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Free, loose, liberate, discharge, quit, acquit, exempt, extricate, disengage,indemnify
ANT:Bind, constrain, confine, shackle, fetter, yoke
SYN:Liberation, discharge, freedom,[See BONDAGE]
Typist: Nola
Definition
v.t. to let loose from: to set free: to discharge from: to relieve: to let go give up a right to.—n. a setting free: discharge or acquittance: the giving up of a claim: liberation from pain.—adj. Releas′able.—ns. Release′ment (Milt.) act of releasing or discharging; Releas′er -or Reless′or one who executes a release.
v.t. to grant a new lease of.—ns. Releasēē′ Relessēē′ the one to whom a release is granted; Releas′or Reless′or one who grants a release.
Typist: Nelly
Examples
- He would act for her and release her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- They had helped to release the rope, and of course not. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have heard from Marian, she went on, that I have only to claim my release from our engagement to obtain that release from you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Twemlow; blessed release for the dear man if she really was his daughter, nervous even under the pretence that she is, well he may be. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was like a release. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A horrible despair, and at the same time a sense of release, liberation, came over Hermione. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The false bonds are best broken: with their collapse would come a release of social energy into political discussion. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- With a man on each side holding these ropes, the mule was released from his other bindings and allowed to rise. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She had not released his hand, and, still holding it, looked at him with a kind of appeal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The noise was released, the little locomotive with her clanking steel connecting-rod emerged on the highroad, clanking sharply. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A word more, and the attention of the reader (concentrated breathlessly on myself) shall be released. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It's a coincidence,' exclaimed Mrs. Sparsit, as she was released by the coachman. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Stranger still, he whirled the girdle twice around his head, then released one end so that the leather strip flew out and the stone shot straight at a bird in the water. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The miserable man whom he had released for the time, but not for long, went on towards London. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As the moist material is drawn through the bleaching solution, the acid on the fabric acts upon the solution and releases chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The spare hand does not tremble as he releases it; nothing worse than a sweet, bright constancy is in the patient face. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- As it descends the pins are automatically set on end, and when they rest on the spots on the alley the machine releases them and springs up to its original position. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I shall remain here beside my Princess until a merciful death releases me from my anguish. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Mr Lammle stops, releases his whiskers, and looks at her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When the operator releases the pressure on his key the circuit is broken, current does not flow, the magnetic effect ceases, and the armature is drawn back by its spring. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Listen, said Tarzan, easing up a trifle, but not releasing his hold. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As she said it, she unconsciously closed her hand, as if upon a solid object, and slowly opened it as though she were releasing dust or ash. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Because I am so glad to see you,' replied Job Trotter, gradually releasing Mr. Weller, as the first symptoms of his pugnacity disappeared. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It was the readiest way of releasing myself from the sight of him. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Men made sly and crude schemes to corner it, to hoard it, to send up prices by releasing hoarded metals. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nothing,' said Sikes, releasing his hold of Oliver. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- As to the idea of releasing himself by ministering to the sharpness of Dodson & Fogg, it never for an instant entered his thoughts. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Whitney