Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free

• - the government announced that the prisoners would be released

Allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely

• - she released his arm and pushed him aside

• - growth hormone is released into the blood during the first part of sleep

Remove restrictions or obligations from (someone or something) so that they become available for other activity

• - the strategy would release forces for service in other areas

Remove (part of a machine or appliance) from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function

• - he released the handbrake

Allow (something) to return to its resting position by ceasing to put pressure on it

• - press and release the reset button quickly

Allow (information) to be generally available

• - no details about the contents of the talks were released

Make (a movie or recording) available for general viewing or purchase

• - nine singles and one album had been released

Remit or discharge (a debt)

Surrender (a right)

Make over (property or money) to another person or entity

The action or process of releasing or being released

• - a campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

A handle or catch that releases part of a mechanism

The action of making a movie, recording, or other product available for general viewing or purchase

• - the film was withheld for two years before its release

A movie or other product issued for viewing or purchase

• - his current album release has topped the charts for six months

A press release

The action of releasing property, money, or a right to another

A document effecting this