| release | (n) merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film), Example: a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra |
| release | (n) a process that liberates or discharges something, Example: there was a sudden release of oxygen; the release of iodine from the thyroid gland |
| release | (n) a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism, Syn. button |
| release | (n) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion, Syn. vent, outlet, Example: she had no other outlet for her feelings; he gave vent to his anger |
| release | (n) a formal written statement of relinquishment, Syn. discharge, waiver |
| release | (n) (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone, Syn. tone ending |
| release | (v) part with a possession or right, Syn. free, relinquish, resign, give up, Example: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest; resign a claim to the throne |
| release | (v) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition, Syn. free, liberate |
| releasing factor | (n) a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland, Syn. releasing hormone, RF |
| releasing hormone | (n) any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone, Syn. releasing factor, RH, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor |
| Releasable | a. That may be released. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Release | v. t. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. Mark xv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ] A sacred vow that none should aye release. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Release | n.
|
| Release | v. t. [ Pref. re + lease to let. ] To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Releasee | n. One to whom a release is given. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Releasement | n. The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Releaser | n. One who releases, or sets free. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Releasor | n. One by whom a release is given. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Time: 0.0152 seconds, cache age: 2.771 (clear)

