Definition of release:
(n) :
the
distribution of an initial or new and upgraded
version of a
computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private; anything recently released or made available (as for sale)
"the video store advertised that it had all the latest "releases"."
(v) :
to
lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back; to let go (of); to cease to
hold or
contain
"he released his grasp on the lever."