Synonym: bump, can, discharge, dismiss, expel, fire, free, let go, liberate, relieve, relinquish, retire, sack. Antonym: capture. Similar words: in the least, not in the least, ease, at ease, least, decrease, increased, at least. Meaning: [rɪ'lɪːs] 
n. 1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) 2. the act of liberating someone or something 3. a process that liberates or discharges something 4. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation 5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) 6. euphemistic expressions for death 7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation 8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism 9. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion 10. the act of allowing a fluid to escape 11. a formal written statement of relinquishment 12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. v. 1. release, as from one's grip 2. grant freedom to; free from confinement 3. let (something) fall or spill a container 4. eliminate (substances) from the body 5. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale 6. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids 7. make (information) available publication 8. part with a possession or right 9. make (assets) available.
n. 1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) 2. the act of liberating someone or something 3. a process that liberates or discharges something 4. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation 5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) 6. euphemistic expressions for death 7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation 8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism 9. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion 10. the act of allowing a fluid to escape 11. a formal written statement of relinquishment 12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. v. 1. release, as from one's grip 2. grant freedom to; free from confinement 3. let (something) fall or spill a container 4. eliminate (substances) from the body 5. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale 6. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids 7. make (information) available publication 8. part with a possession or right 9. make (assets) available. 
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1 Only the intervention of powerful friends obtained her release.
2 They are demanding the release of all political prisoners.
3 Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
4 Please release the parachute when there is an emergency.
5 We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin.
6 In a news release, the company said it had experienced severe financial problems.
7 The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want.
8 The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force.
9 I think my uncle's death was a merciful release for my poor aunt.
10 The court was forced to release him on a technicality.
11 Britain is intensifying its efforts to secure the release of the hostages.
12 As a personal favour to me, please don't release my story to the press.
13 He was treated as a hero on his release from prison.
14 When is the best moment to release the date of the election to the newspapers?
15 On his release the police returned all his personal effects.
16 She gave her reaction to his release at a press conference.
17 Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage.
18 A public outcry secured her release from detention.
19 Crying gave some emotional release.
20 You must release your grasp of the rope.
21 The movie goes on general release next week.
22 Female ants release pheromones from their scent glands.
23 It's just a release of tension.
24 The fight for his release gathers momentum each day.
25 We could not prove he was concerned with the crime,(www.Sentencedict.com) so we had to release him.
26 There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
27 An e-fit of the man prompted hundreds of calls after its release on Tuesday.
28 There are a few things you should check before pressing the shutter release.
29 Her kidnapper successfully extorted a ￡175,000 ransom for her release.
30 Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers.
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