Meaning of release | Babel Free
ɹəˈliːsDefinitions
- The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms)
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The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms). countable, uncountable
- The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product
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The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. countable, uncountable
- to lease again.
- Anything recently released or made available (as for sale)
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Anything recently released or made available (as for sale). countable, uncountable
- To set free from confinement or bondage: released the prisoner.
- That which is released, untied or let go
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That which is released, untied or let go. countable, uncountable
- To set free from obligations, commitments, or debt: released them from their contract.
- The giving up of a claim, especially a debt
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The giving up of a claim, especially a debt. countable, uncountable
- To issue for performance, sale, publication, or distribution: release a new movie.
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Liberation from pain or suffering. countable, uncountable
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Law To surrender (a right, claim, or title). Law
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The process by which a chemical substance is set free. countable, uncountable
- Deliverance or liberation, as from confinement.
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The act or manner of ending a sound. countable, uncountable
- An unfastening or letting go, as of something caught or held fast.
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In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations. countable, historical, uncountable
- A device or catch for locking or releasing a mechanism.
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A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. countable, uncountable
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A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit. countable, uncountable
- The act or an instance of issuing something for publication, use, or distribution.
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The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload. countable, uncountable
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Law a. The surrender of a right, title, or claim, especially to one against whom the right, title, or claim would be enforced or exercised. Law
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The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken. countable, uncountable
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Orgasm. countable, uncountable
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Discharged semen countable, uncountable
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A kind of bridge used in jazz music. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Afrikaans
publiseer
Čeština
vydání
Cymraeg
rhyddhau
Dansk
udgave
Deutsch
befreien
freilassen
freisetzen
Freisetzung
Schulderlass
veröffentlichen
Veröffentlichung
Version
Español
descargado
despedir
despichar
despilchar
desprender
emanar
emisión
emitir
estrenar
lanzamiento
lanzar
liberación
liberar
libertar
librar
publicar
remisión de deuda
soltado
soltar
versión
Français
libération
libérer
parution
quittancer
release
release
remise de dette
sortie
sortir
version
Íslenska
útgáfa
Kurdî
xa
Română
lansare
Русский
версия
выпуск
выпускать
выпустить
новинка
освободи́ть
освобождать
отпуска́ть
отпустить
релиз
Shqip
Lirim
తెలుగు
విడుదల
Examples
“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.”
“The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.”
“They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.”
“She quivered in release.”
“His hot release pouring into her, filling her and adding to the wettness within her”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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