| absolve |
to release from obligation or responsibility. [1/3 definitions] |
| affricate |
a speech sound that results from a stoppage of breath followed by a release at the same point of articulation, such as the "ch" sound in "chip". |
| aspirate |
in phonetics, to pronounce (a speech sound) with an audible release or rush of air, as the "h" in "helium" or the "p" in "pickle". [2/5 definitions] |
| bail1 |
the release obtained by payment of bail. [2/5 definitions] |
| blow off steam |
(informal) to release pent-up anger or frustration by saying or doing something. |
| blowout |
a sudden and uncontainable release of air or liquid. [1/2 definitions] |
| bombardier |
one who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism in a bomber aircraft. |
| Buddhism |
a spiritual philosophy and religion, founded in the sixth century B.C. by Buddha and widespread in Asia, that teaches release from the self and from one's earthly desires. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| click |
in computing, to press and release the button on a mouse in order to carry out an action on the screen, such as positioning the cursor or selecting a program icon (often followed by "on"). [1/8 definitions] |
| continence |
ability to control the release of one's urine and feces. [1/2 definitions] |
| corpus luteum |
a ductless gland which forms within the ovary, resulting from the reorganization of a follicle upon release of its ovum. [1/2 definitions] |
| cough |
to release air noisily and spasmodically from the lungs as a result of illness or foreign matter in the respiratory system. [1/6 definitions] |
| deflation |
the action or condition of collapsing or being collapsed or depressed, as by release of contained air. [1/2 definitions] |
| deliver |
to set free, release, or save. [1/9 definitions] |
| discharge |
to release (a prisoner, hospital patient, or the like). [8/17 definitions] |
| disengage |
to release from engagement, connection, or responsibility. [1/4 definitions] |
| dispensation |
an exemption or release from some obligation or rule, granted by some authority, or the document making such a grant, esp. an exemption from a religious law or vow, granted by church authority. [1/3 definitions] |
| dispense |
to grant a release or exemption. [1/4 definitions] |
| earthquake |
a shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface, resulting from volcanic activity or the sudden release of tension along geologic fault lines. |
| ease |
to release from pain, worry, or difficulty, or to lessen (such things as these). [2/11 definitions] |