release - noun

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

the act of liberating someone or something

a process that liberates or discharges something

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

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

euphemistic expressions for death

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

the act of allowing a fluid to escape

a formal written statement of relinquishment

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

release - verb

• release, as from one's grip
• grant freedom to; free from confinement
• let (something) fall or spill from a container
• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
• eliminate (a substance)
• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
• make (information) available for publication
• part with a possession or right
• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
• make (assets) available

release - thesaurus

acquittance   button   departure   discharge   dismissal   dismission   eject   exhaust   exit   expel   expiration   firing   free   freeing   going   handout   issue   liberate   liberation   loose   loss   outlet   passing   publish   relinquish   resign   sack   sacking   secrete   spill   spillage   turn   unblock   unfreeze   unloose   unloosen   vent   waiver