Definition of "release"
- noun
The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private.
Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
That which is released, untied or let go.
- verb
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
To make available to the public.
To free or liberate; to set free.
To discharge.
(of a call) To hang up.
To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity.
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