release
English Thesaurus
1. the act of liberating someone or something (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | jail delivery, |
| definition | : | the use of force to liberate prisoners (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deregulating, deregulation, |
| definition | : | the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | relief, |
| definition | : | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | emancipation, |
| definition | : | freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | clearing, |
| definition | : | the act of freeing from suspicion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | manumission, |
| definition | : | the formal act of freeing from slavery (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | parole, |
| definition | : | (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | probation, |
| definition | : | (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court (noun.act) |
2. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | explosion, plosion, |
| definition | : | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
3. a formal written statement of relinquishment (noun.act)
4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | superannuation, |
| definition | : | the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | conge, congee, |
| definition | : | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | removal, |
| definition | : | dismissal from office (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | honorable discharge, |
| definition | : | a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dishonorable discharge, |
| definition | : | a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | section eight, |
| definition | : | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable (noun.act) |
5. the act of allowing a fluid to escape (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | flow, stream, |
| definition | : | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression (noun.act) |
6. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
7. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact)
8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
9. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (noun.communication)
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
10. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | announcement, promulgation, |
| definition | : | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen (noun.communication) |
11. euphemistic expressions for death (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | death, decease, expiry, |
| definition | : | the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event) |
| domain usage | : | euphemism, |
| definition | : | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh (noun.communication) |
12. a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | emission, |
| definition | : | the release of electrons from parent atoms (noun.process) |
13. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | water, |
| definition | : | secrete or form water, as tears or saliva (verb.body) |
14. eliminate (a substance) (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | blow, |
| definition | : | free of obstruction by blowing air through (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | ejaculate, |
| definition | : | eject semen (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | abort, |
| definition | : | terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | ovulate, |
| definition | : | produce and discharge eggs (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | eruct, spew, spew out, |
| definition | : | eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical (verb.body) |
15. make (assets) available (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | issue, supply, |
| definition | : | circulate or distribute or equip with (verb.social) |
16. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | edit, |
| definition | : | supervise the publication of (verb.communication) |
17. let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | release contained air or gas from (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | throw, |
| definition | : | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface (verb.contact) |
18. release, as from one's grip (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | unclasp, |
| definition | : | release from a clasp (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pop, |
| definition | : | release suddenly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | toggle, |
| definition | : | release by a toggle switch (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | unhand, |
| definition | : | remove the hand from (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bring out, let out, |
| definition | : | bring out of a specific state (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | unleash, |
| definition | : | release or vent (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | unleash, |
| definition | : | release from a leash (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | disengage, withdraw, |
| definition | : | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles (verb.contact) |
19. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (verb.creation)
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
20. part with a possession or right (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | derequisition, |
| definition | : | release from government control (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | give, sacrifice, |
| definition | : | endure the loss of (verb.possession) |
21. grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | unspell, |
| definition | : | release from a spell (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | unchain, |
| definition | : | make free (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bail, |
| definition | : | release after a security has been paid (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | run, |
| definition | : | set animals loose to graze (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bail out, |
| definition | : | free on bail (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | parole, |
| definition | : | release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social) |
22. make (information) available for publication (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | issue, supply, |
| definition | : | circulate or distribute or equip with (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | declassify, |
| definition | : | lift the restriction on and make available again (verb.social) |
23. the act of liberating someone or something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
24. a formal written statement of relinquishment (noun.act)
25. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
26. the act of allowing a fluid to escape (noun.act)
| derivation | : | release, turn, |
| definition | : | let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pour forth, shed, spill, |
| definition | : | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | slop, spill, splatter, |
| definition | : | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | run out, spill, |
| definition | : | flow, run or fall out and become lost (verb.motion) |
27. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion (noun.act)
28. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | free, release, |
| definition | : | make (information) available for publication (verb.social) |
29. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (noun.communication)
30. euphemistic expressions for death (noun.event)
| derivation | : | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, |
| definition | : | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | depart, go, go away, |
| definition | : | move away from a place into another direction (verb.motion) |
31. a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process)
| derivation | : | release, secrete, |
| definition | : | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body) |
32. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body)
| derivation | : | gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ, |
| definition | : | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | secernment, secretion, |
| definition | : | the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance (noun.process) |
33. eliminate (a substance) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | discharge, emission, expelling, |
| definition | : | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process) |
34. make (assets) available (verb.change)
35. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | publication, publishing, |
| definition | : | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | issue, publication, |
| definition | : | the act of issuing printed materials (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | publication, |
| definition | : | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | issue, number, |
| definition | : | one of a series published periodically (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | issuer, |
| definition | : | an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | publisher, |
| definition | : | a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music (noun.person) |
36. let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
37. release, as from one's grip (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | hold, take hold, |
| definition | : | have or hold in one's hands or grip (verb.contact) |
38. part with a possession or right (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | acquittance, release, |
| definition | : | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (noun.communication) |
39. grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb.social)
| antonym | : | confine, detain, |
| definition | : | deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | liberator, |
| definition | : | someone who releases people from captivity or bondage (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | liberty, |
| definition | : | personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression (noun.state) |
40. make (information) available for publication (verb.social)
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact) |
41. the act of liberating someone or something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
42. a formal written statement of relinquishment (noun.act)
43. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
44. the act of allowing a fluid to escape (noun.act)
| derivation | : | release, turn, |
| definition | : | let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pour forth, shed, spill, |
| definition | : | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | slop, spill, splatter, |
| definition | : | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | run out, spill, |
| definition | : | flow, run or fall out and become lost (verb.motion) |
45. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion (noun.act)
46. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | free, release, |
| definition | : | make (information) available for publication (verb.social) |
47. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (noun.communication)
48. euphemistic expressions for death (noun.event)
| derivation | : | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, |
| definition | : | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | depart, go, go away, |
| definition | : | move away from a place into another direction (verb.motion) |
49. a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process)
| derivation | : | release, secrete, |
| definition | : | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body) |
50. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body)
| derivation | : | gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ, |
| definition | : | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | secernment, secretion, |
| definition | : | the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance (noun.process) |
51. eliminate (a substance) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | discharge, emission, expelling, |
| definition | : | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process) |
52. make (assets) available (verb.change)
53. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | publication, publishing, |
| definition | : | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | issue, publication, |
| definition | : | the act of issuing printed materials (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | publication, |
| definition | : | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | issue, number, |
| definition | : | one of a series published periodically (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | issuer, |
| definition | : | an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | publisher, |
| definition | : | a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music (noun.person) |
54. let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
55. release, as from one's grip (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | hold, take hold, |
| definition | : | have or hold in one's hands or grip (verb.contact) |
56. part with a possession or right (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | acquittance, release, |
| definition | : | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation (noun.communication) |
57. grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb.social)
| antonym | : | confine, detain, |
| definition | : | deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | liberator, |
| definition | : | someone who releases people from captivity or bondage (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | liberty, |
| definition | : | personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression (noun.state) |
58. make (information) available for publication (verb.social)
| derivation | : | release, |
| definition | : | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) (noun.artifact) |
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