All release synonyms
reΒ·lease
R r verb release
- get the hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- loosen β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- die down β If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- bailed β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- absolve β If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- let up β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- disengage β to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
- forgive β to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- defog β to clear (something) of fog or vapour
- lay aside β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- defogging β to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- heave ho β an act or effort of heaving.
- anaesthetizing β Present participle of anaesthetize.
- disimprison β to release from imprisonment.
- demobilise β to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- bail out β If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- demobilize β If a country or armed force demobilizes its troops, or if its troops demobilize, its troops are released from service and allowed to go home.
- disculpate β (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- lock out β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- give someone the gate β a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- bailing β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
noun release
- disbandment β to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
- bulletin β A bulletin is a short news report on the radio or television.
- invulnerability β incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
- cds β credit default swap
- interregnum β an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
- kiss-off β Slang. an act or instance of dismissing a person or thing: The company is about to give you the kiss-off, so you'd better start looking for another job.
- deed β A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- commute β If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
- dispensation β an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- abolitionism β the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
- outlet β an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- elusiveness β The state of being elusive.
- compurgation β (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- demob β Someone's demob is their release from the armed forces.
- awols β a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- demobilisation β (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- disengagement β the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
- demobilization β to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- liberty β freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- edition β one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- writeup β Alternative spelling of write-up.
- digital recording β a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is sampled at regular intervals, usually between 40,000 and 50,000 times per second, and each sample is assigned a numerical value, usually expressed in binary notation.
- counterfoil β A counterfoil is the part of a cheque, ticket, or other document that you keep when you give the other part to someone else.
- leak β an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.