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1. : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude. release hostages. release pent-up emotions. release the brakes. also : to let go : dismiss. released from her job. 2. : to relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses. was released from her promise. 3. : to give up in favor of another : relinquish.
RELEASE definition: 1. to give freedom or free movement to someone or something: 2. to move a device from a fixed…. Learn more.
noun. a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc. Synonyms: emancipation, deliverance, liberation. liberation from anything that restrains or fastens. some device or agency for effecting such liberation. a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.
n. 1. a. Deliverance or liberation, as from confinement. b. Discharge from an obligation or commitment. c. Relief from suffering or care. 2. a. An unfastening or letting go, as of something caught or held fast. b. Sports The action of throwing a ball or propelling a puck: a quarterback with a quick release.
To release something or someone is to set it free, like a caged animal or a prisoner. “I shall be released” is a famous refrain from a 1967 Bob Dylan song that has come to symbolize political freedom around the world.
RELEASE meaning: 1. to give freedom or free movement to someone or something: 2. to move a device from a fixed…. Learn more.
SYNONYMS 1. loose, deliver. release, free, dismiss, discharge, liberate, emancipate may all mean to set at liberty, let loose, or let go. release and free, when applied to persons, suggest a helpful action.
release. verb. /rɪˈliːs/ Verb Forms. set somebody free. to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move. release somebody to release a prisoner. The hostages were released unharmed. He was released without charge after questioning by police.
1 to let someone or something come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped release somebody/something to release a prisoner/hostage release somebody/something from something Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage. (figurative) Death released him from his suffering.
[uncountable, singular] the act of making a film, recording or other product available to the public. The new software is planned for release in April. It is very difficult for a Brazilian film to get an American release. The film never received a theatrical release (= was not shown in cinemas).
