| liberation release freeing | the act of liberating someone or something |
| release tone ending | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone |
release waiver
discharge | a formal written statement of relinquishment |
dismissal
dismission
discharge firing liberation release sack
sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
spill
spillage
release | the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
release
outlet
vent | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion, she had no other outlet for her feelings, he gave vent to his anger |
| release | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film), a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra |
| release button | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism |
acquittance
release | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation |
handout
press release
release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation |
passing
loss departure
exit
expiration
going
release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
batch
clutch | a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
| batch | all the loaves of bread baked at the same time |
| batch processing | the serial execution of computer programs |
| release | a process that liberates or discharges something, there was a sudden release of oxygen, the release of iodine from the thyroid gland |
b batch
deal
flock
good deal
great deal
hatful heap
lot
mass
mess
mickle
mint
mountain
muckle
passel
peck
pile
plenty
pot quite a little
raft
sight
slew
spate
stack
tidy sum
wad v b a | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a batch of letters, a deal of trouble, a lot of money, he made a mint on the stock market, see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos, it must have cost plenty, a slew of journalists, a wad of money |
secrete
release | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids, secrete digestive juices, release a hormone into the blood stream |
exhaust discharge
expel
eject
release | eliminate (a substance), combustion products are exhausted in the engine, the plant releases a gas |
unblock
unfreeze free release | make (assets) available, release the holdings in the dictator's bank account |
publish
bring out
put out
issue
release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale, publish a magazine or newspaper |
| batch | batch together, assemble or process as a batch |
| turn release | let (something) fall or spill from a container, turn the flour onto a plate |
let go of
let go
release
relinquish | release, as from one's grip, Let go of the door handle, please!, relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall |
| release free liberate | release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition |
release
relinquish resign free give up | part with a possession or right, I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest, resign a claim to the throne |
free
liberate release
unloose
unloosen
loose | grant freedom to, free from confinement |
| free release | make (information) available for publication, release the list with the names of the prisoners |
| time-release | of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of time |