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Releases

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

📖 Definitions of "Releases"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.

  3. 3

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

    "The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases."

  4. 4

    That which is released, untied or let go.

    "They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies."

verb
  1. 1

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

    "He released his grasp on the lever."

  2. 2

    To make available to the public.

    "They released the new product later than intended."

  3. 3

    To free or liberate; to set free.

    "He was released after two years in prison."

  4. 4

    To discharge.

    "They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."

verb
  1. 1

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

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