release

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈliːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈlis/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri lēs′)

Collocations for "release"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "release" in context.

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release

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. released his [arm, hand]
  2. released her [grip, hold] on
  3. release the [tension, stress] in your [shoulders, face]
  4. [need to, cannot] release your bowels
  5. release your [emotion, anger]
  6. release a new [album, book, movie]
  7. released [on DVD, digitally]
  8. release the [information, findings, data] (regarding)
  9. release [a patch, an update]
  10. release a [report, statement] about
  11. release the [results, score]
  12. (ordered to) release the prisoner
  13. release them from their [debt, bonds, suffering]
  14. the [prisoner, convict, criminal, hostage] was released
  15. released from [jail, prison, custody]
  16. was released on [Friday]
  17. release and discharge
  18. [pills, a massage, treatment] to release [tension]
  19. release the [animals, lion] (into the wild)
  20. [press, hold] and release
n
  1. a [movie, book, single, product] release
  2. the [singer's, author's, director's] new release
  3. a [prisoner, hostage] release
  4. the [camera, gun, car] release
  5. [negotiated, paid, pleaded] for her (safe) release
  6. the company has [announced, confirmed, delayed] the release (of)
  7. the movie will be on release [this Friday, at Christmas]
  8. the [prisoner, suspect] is on release
  9. the [petition, appeal, plea] resulted in his release
  10. [new, fresh] evidence led to his release
  11. [organized, arranged for] her release
  12. the release of the [prisoners]
  13. a release of emotion
n as adj
  1. the release [valve, catch, button]
  2. the [album's, movie's] release date
'release' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
November - SAT - capital - catch - chuck - clutch - commercial - compile - covenant - date - depress - download - enormous - eventual - excitement - fish - forthcoming - hijack - immediate - increase - initial - inmate - laptop - latest - lever - lien - lock - media - menu - model - nervous - new - official - operating - order - press - pressure - prison - process - product - ranking - ransom - recent - record - shift - significantly - slate - solo - special - stable

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