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(v)
(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
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(transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
(n)
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
(transitive) To eject.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
(transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
The act of departing or something that has departed.
An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
An act, process, or instance of expiring.
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
(now historical) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
To make a non-linear physical movement.
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
(adj)
Going past.
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
(in combination) Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.
A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
That which has been spilled.
(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
(social) Unconstrained.
(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
An official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized.
(transitive) To defrost something.
(countable) Firing or termination of an employee.
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
Taking offense; indignant.
release, as from one's grip
(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
The act of making something free; liberation.
To bring or transport something to its destination.
(figurative) To let go; to release.
To release from the hand; to let go.
(figuratively, transitive) To free; to liberate.
The act of liberating; liberation.
(transitive) To release from slavery, to free.
(transitive) To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
A person who frees or liberates.
(transitive) To make loose.
(transitive) To take bindings off.
The act of making something looser.
(transitive) (also reflexive) Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
The process by which something is unblocked.
(transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
Remove from a latch
To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched.
(transitive) To remove from a hook.
(transitive) To remove a clamp from.
(transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
The act by which something is untied.
Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
The act of unveiling or uncovering.
(transitive) To delete.
(transitive) to unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))
The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
The act by which something is unloaded.
(transitive) To throw away, to reject.
(transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
An exit or way out.
(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
(transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.
Absence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.
(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The act or process of making or becoming clear.
To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.