The noun release has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (8) release -- (merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra")
2. (3) liberation, release, freeing -- (the act of liberating someone or something)
3. (2) release -- (a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland")
4. (2) handout, press release, release -- (an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation)
5. (2) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking -- (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
6. (1) passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release -- (euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
7. acquittance, release -- (a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation)
8. release, button -- (a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism)
9. release, outlet, vent -- (activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger")
10. spill, spillage, release -- (the act of allowing a fluid to escape)
11. release, waiver, discharge -- (a formal written statement of relinquishment)
12. release, tone ending -- ((music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone)
Overview of verb release
The verb release has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (13) let go of, let go, release, relinquish -- (release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall")
3. (5) turn, release -- (let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate")
4. (4) discharge, expel, eject, release -- (eliminate (substances) from the body)
5. (3) publish, bring out, put out, issue, release -- (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper")
6. (3) secrete, release -- (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream")
7. (1) free, release -- (make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners")
8. release, relinquish, resign, free, give up -- (part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne")
9. unblock, unfreeze, free, release -- (make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account")