release

To set someone or something free from confinement, custody, or physical restraint.

• The hospital agreed to release the patient once her fever subsided.

• Will they release the animal back into the wild?

To make information, a document, or a product available to the public.

• The studio plans to release the documentary early next month.

• Why haven't they released the official audit report yet?

To stop holding something or allow it to move freely from a grip.

• He released his grip on the ladder once both feet touched the ground.

• Release the lever slowly to prevent damaging the mechanism.

To let a gas, liquid, or energy escape into the air, water, or ground.

• Burning wood releases smoke and carbon dioxide into the air.

• Does this new paint release strong fumes while it dries?

The act of setting someone or something free from custody, confinement, or restraint.

• Her sudden release from custody surprised the defense attorney.

• Volunteers cheered at the release of the rescued sea turtles back into the ocean.

Something newly made available to the public, such as a movie, album, or product, or an official statement given to news reporters.

• Their latest album release reached the top of the sales charts.

• Are there any promising releases arriving in theaters this weekend?

A feeling of relief or liberation from pain, stress, or tension.

• Finishing the grueling marathon gave him an overwhelming sense of release.

• For many artists, painting serves as an emotional release.