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release

noun
/ɹəˈliːs//ɹiːˈliːs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós Latin laxus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laxō Vulgar Latin *laxicāre Vulgar Latin *lassicāre Old French laschier Old French relaschier Old French relaisserbor. Middle English relesen English release From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).

  1. derived from relaisser
  2. inherited from relesen

Definitions

  1. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged…

    The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

    • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

  2. The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of…

    The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

  3. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

    • The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
  4. ›+ 21 more definitions

    1. That which is released, untied or let go.

      • They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.

    2. The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.

    3. Liberation from pain or suffering.

    4. The process by which a chemical substance is set free.

    5. The act or manner of ending a sound.

    6. In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at…

      In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.

    7. A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.

    8. Orgasm.

      • She quivered in release.

    9. Discharged semen

      • His hot release pouring into her, filling her and adding to the wettness within her

    10. A kind of bridge used in jazz music.

    11. To let go of

      To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.

      • He released his grasp on the lever.

    12. To make available to the public.

      • They released the new product later than intended.

    13. To free or liberate

      To free or liberate; to set free.

      • He was released after two years in prison.

    14. To discharge.

      • They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.

    15. (of a call) To hang up.

      • If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.

    16. To let go, quit (a legal claim)

      To let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession.

    17. To loosen

      To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

      • punishments inflicted and released

    18. To set up

      To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.

    19. To set free a chemical substance.

    20. To launch

      To launch; to come out; to become available.

      • when the game releases
      • the new model will release on ...

    21. To lease again

      To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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Derived

autorelease, bakery release paper, balloon release, cable release, canary release, compression release, controlled-release, cyclorelease, cytokine release syndrome, day release, debt release, design release engineer, dot release, myofascial release, nonrelease, point release, policy by press release, postrelease, pre-release, prerelease, press release, quick release skewer, radiorelease, release candidate, release cock, release from requirement, release hallucination, release mode, release notes, release time 3, release version, release warrant, release wave, soft release, spring-release, timed-release, time-release, track-release, work release, misrelease · +16 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at release. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01release02available03readily04unwillingness05unwilling06willing07requires08require09indispensable

A definitional loop anchored at release. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at release

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA