released; releasing
Definition of release
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude
release hostages release pent-up emotions release the brakes
also
: to let go : dismiss
released from her job
2
: to relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses
was released from her promise
3
: to give up in favor of another : relinquish
release a claim to property
4
: to give permission for publication, performance, exhibition, or sale of
also
: to make available to the public
the commission released its findings release a new movie
: to move from one's normal position (as in football or basketball) in order to assume another position or to perform a second assignment
release
nounDefinition of release (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: relief or deliverance from sorrow, suffering, or trouble
2a
: discharge from obligation or responsibility
b(1)
: relinquishment of a right or claim
(2)
: an act by which a legal right is discharged
specifically
: a conveyance of a right in lands or tenements to another having an estate in possession
3a
: the act or an instance of liberating or freeing (as from restraint)
b
: the act or manner of concluding a musical tone or phrase
c
: the act or manner of ending a sound : the movement of one or more vocal organs in quitting the position for a speech sound
d
: the action or manner of throwing a ball
has a quick release
4
: an instrument effecting a legal release
5
: the state of being freed
6
: a device adapted to hold or release a mechanism as required
7a
: the act of permitting performance or publication
also
: performance, publication
became a best seller on its release
re-lease
verb (2)
re-leased; re-leasing; re-leases
Definition of re-lease (Entry 3 of 3)
: to lease again
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The first known use of release was in the 14th century
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