| Release (release) |
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| v. t. | (r?-l?s") |
|---|
| Re*lease" |
| [Pref.
re + lease to let.] |
To lease again; to grant a new
lease of; to let back.
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| Release (release) |
|---|
| v. t. | (r?-l?s") |
|---|
| Re*lease" |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Released (r?*l?st")] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Releasing.] [OE. relessen, OF.
relassier, to release, to let free. See Relay,
n., Relax, and |
To let loose again] to set free from
restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at
liberty; to let go.
To relieve from something that confines,
burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation,
penalty.
To let go, as a legal claim;
to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by
conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as
when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in
possession; to quit.
To loosen; to relax; to remove the
obligation of; as, to release an ordinance.
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| Release (release) |
|---|
| n. | |
|---|
| Re*lease" |
|
The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let
loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as
from confinement or bondage.
Relief from care, pain, or any
burden.
Discharge from obligation or
responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind;
acquittance.
A giving up or relinquishment
of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or
tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a
quitclaim.
The act of opening
the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
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| Release (release) |
|---|
| n. | |
|---|
| Re*lease" |
|
A device adapted to hold or release a device or
mechanism as required;
The act or manner of ending
a sound.
In the block-signaling
system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be
used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
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