release

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

to let people buy, see or hear something such as a movie or a song for the first time

To launch; to come out; to become available.

To free or liberate; to set free.

To discharge.

To set free a chemical substance.

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

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.

(of a call) To hang up.

To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.

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

The process by which a chemical substance is set free.

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

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

That which is released, untied or let go.

Liberation from pain or suffering.

(euphemistic) Orgasm.

The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.

The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.

The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.

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

The act or manner of ending a sound.

A kind of bridge used in jazz music.

(euphemistic) Discharged semen

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.

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

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