release

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɹəˈliːs/]

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1. release (noun) — sense 1

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

Example: 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. release (noun) — sense 2

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

3. release (noun) — sense 3

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

Example: The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.

4. release (verb) — sense 4

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

Example: He released his grasp on the lever.

5. release (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To make available to the public.

Example: They released the new product later than intended.

6. release (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To free or liberate; to set free.

Example: He was released after two years in prison.

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