release definition

1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
• examples: a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
2. a process that liberates or discharges something
• examples: there was a sudden release of oxygen
• examples: the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
3. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
4. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
• examples: she had no other outlet for her feelings
• examples: he gave vent to his anger
5. a formal written statement of relinquishment
6. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
7. part with a possession or right
• examples: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
• examples: resign a claim to the throne
8. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition