release

/rɪ'lis/ verbnoun
7 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS22
VERB
1

Part with a possession or right.

2

Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition.

3

Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.

4

Eliminate (a substance).

“the plant releases a gas”

5

Make (information) available for publication.

“release the list with the names of the prisoners”

6

Generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids.

“release a hormone into the blood stream”

7

Let (something) fall or spill from a container.

8

Grant freedom to; free from confinement.

9

Make (assets) available.

“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”

10

Release, as from one's grip.

NOUN
1

A legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation.

2

The act of allowing a fluid to escape.

3

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

4

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

5

Euphemistic expressions for death.

6

A formal written statement of relinquishment.

7

A process that liberates or discharges something.

“there was a sudden release of oxygen”

“the release of iodine from the thyroid gland”

8

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

“a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra”

9

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

10

A device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism.

11

Activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion.

12

The act of liberating someone or something.

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Syllablesre · lease
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