ALL meanings of release
re·lease
R r - transitive verb release liberate 1
- transitive verb release let go of, stop grasping 1
- transitive verb release movie: make public 1
- noun release law: agreement giving permission 1
- noun release prisoner, hostage: setting free 1
- noun release animal: setting free 1
- noun release movie: coming to cinemas 1
- noun release publication 1
- abbreviation RELEASE recording 1
- noun release announcement 1
- noun release music: bridge 1
- transitive verb release free from: debt 1
- transitive verb release free from: obligation 1
- transitive verb release publish 1
- transitive verb release emit: vapour, flames 1
- transitive verb release put on sale 1
- transitive verb release free from legal responsibility 1
- transitive verb release ease off: brakes 1
- transitive verb release ease off: clutch 1
- transitive verb release publish: official statement 1
- transitive verb release let out: emotions 1
- verb with object release to lease again. 1
- verb with object release Law. to make over (land, property, etc.), as to another. 1
- noun release a contract for re-leasing land or property. 1
- noun release the land or property re-leased. 1
- noun Definition of release in Technology (programming) (Or "released version", "baseline") A version of a piece of software which has been made public (as opposed to a version that is in development, or otherwise unreleased). A release is either a major release, a revision, or a bugfix. Pre-release versions may be called alpha test, or beta test versions. See change management. 1
- verb release If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go. 0
- countable noun release When someone is released, you refer to their release. 0
- verb release If someone or something releases you from a duty, task, or feeling, they free you from it. 0
- verb release Release is also a noun. 0
- verb release To release feelings or abilities means to allow them to be expressed. 0
- verb release If someone in authority releases something such as a document or information, they make it available. 0
- verb release If you release someone or something, you stop holding them. 0
- verb release If you release a device, you move it so that it stops holding something. 0
- verb release If something releases gas, heat, or a substance, it causes it to leave its container or the substance that it was part of and enter the surrounding atmosphere or area. 0
- verb release When an entertainer or company releases a new CD, video, or film, it becomes available so that people can buy it or see it. 0
- countable noun release A new release is a new CD, video, or film that has just become available for people to buy or see. 0
- uncountable noun release If a film or video is on release or on general release, it is available for people to see in public cinemas or for people to buy. 0
- verb release to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment 0
- verb release to free (someone) from obligation or duty 0
- verb release to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall 0
- verb release to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation 0
- verb release to make (news or information) known or allow (news or information) to be made known 0
- verb release to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else 0
- verb release to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately 0
- noun release the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc 0
- noun release the act of issuing for sale or publication 0
- noun release something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or musical recording 0
- noun release a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc 0
- noun release the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else 0