Release definition

Release as a noun

1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

   "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"

2. the act of liberating someone or something

   Same sense: liberation, freeing

3. a process that liberates or discharges something

   "there was a sudden release of oxygen"

4. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

   Same sense: press release, handout

5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

   Same sense: firing, discharge, liberation, sack, dismissal, sacking, dismission

6. euphemistic expressions for death

   Same sense: going, loss, passing, exit, departure, expiration

7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

   Same sense: acquittance

8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

   Same sense: button

9. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

   Same sense: outlet, vent

10. the act of allowing a fluid to escape

    Same sense: spill, spillage

11. a formal written statement of relinquishment

    Same sense: discharge, waiver

12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

    Same sense: tone ending

Release as a verb

13. release, as from one's grip

    Same sense: let go, let go of, relinquish

14. grant freedom to; free from confinement

    Same sense: free, loose, liberate, unloose, unloosen

15. let (something) fall or spill from a container

    Same sense: turn

16. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

    Same sense: put out, bring out, issue, publish

17. eliminate (a substance)

    "the plant releases a gas"

    Same sense: discharge, exhaust, expel, eject

18. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

    "release a hormone into the blood stream"

    Same sense: secrete

19. make (information) available for publication

    "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

    Same sense: free

20. part with a possession or right

    Same sense: give up, free, resign, relinquish

21. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

    Same sense: free, liberate

22. make (assets) available

    "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

    Same sense: free, unblock, unfreeze

Synonyms and antonyms

• liberation
• freeing
• press release
• handout
• firing
• discharge
• sack
• dismissal
• sacking
• dismission
• going
• loss
• passing
• exit
• departure
• expiration
• acquittance
• button
• outlet
• vent
• spill
• spillage
• waiver
• tone ending

How to say release

Release has 2 syllables and rhymes with police. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with release

• police
• increase
• piece
• peace
• decrease
• lease
• cease
• niece
• masterpiece
• grease
• obese
• fleece

RELEASE in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

0

Is RELEASE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check RELEASE in the word checker, or unscramble RELEASE to see the shorter words in its letters.