release in WordNet English dictionary

1. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
   acquittance  release 
   
2. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
   release  button 
   
3. euphemistic expressions for death
   "thousands mourned his passing"
   passing  loss  departure  exit  expiration  going  release 
   
4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
   dismissal  dismission  discharge  firing  liberation  release  sack  sacking 
   
5. a formal written statement of relinquishment
   release  waiver  discharge 
   
6. the act of liberating someone or something
   liberation  release  freeing 
   
7. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
   handout  press release  release 
   
8. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
   "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
   release  outlet  vent 
   
9. the act of allowing a fluid to escape
   spill  spillage  release 
   
10. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
    release  tone ending 
    
11. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
    "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
    release 
    
12. a process that liberates or discharges something
    "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
    release 
    

1. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
   "publish a magazine or newspaper"
   publish  bring out  put out  issue  release 
   
2. eliminate (a substance)
   "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
   exhaust  discharge  expel  eject  release 
   
3. make (assets) available
   "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
   unblock  unfreeze  free  release 
   
4. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
   release  free  liberate 
   
5. part with a possession or right
   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
   release  relinquish  resign  free  give up 
   
6. grant freedom to; free from confinement
   free  liberate  release  unloose  unloosen  loose 
   
7. make (information) available for publication
   "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
   free  release 
   
8. release, as from one's grip
   "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
   let go of  let go  release  relinquish 
   
9. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
   "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
   secrete  release 
   
10. let (something) fall or spill from a container
    "turn the flour onto a plate"
    turn  release