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 |
releasing hormone RH releasing factor hypothalamic releasing hormone hypothalamic releasing factor | any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones, each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone |
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 |
release | a process that liberates or discharges something, there was a sudden release of oxygen, the release of iodine from the thyroid gland |
releasing factor releasing hormone RF | a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland |
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 |
disengage | become free, in neutral, the gears disengage |
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 |
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 |
free disengage | free or remove obstruction from, free a path across the cluttered floor |
disengage withdraw | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles, I want to disengage myself from his influence, disengage the gears |
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 |
destructive-metabolic energy-releasing(a) | of or relating to catabolism |
cathartic releasing | emotionally purging (of e.g. art) |
exoergic energy-releasing | (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or releasing of energy |
exothermic exothermal heat-releasing | (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat |
time-release | of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of time |