release

release (someone or something) from (something)

To set someone or something loose from some kind of confinement. He released the woman from his grip and told her to run. The police were forced to release the suspect from prison due to a lack of hard evidence.
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release (someone or something) to (one)

1. To turn custody of someone or something over to another person. The police were instructed to release the prisoner to his family. They impounded my car for a parking violation. I'm just waiting for them to release it to me.
2. To allow or grant access to someone or something to another person. The government said it is finally willing to release the unredacted report to the press. The bank said they would release the funds to me as soon as they could verify the authenticity of the transaction with the other bank. They've been keeping the actor's identity a secret, planning to release him to the world at the film's premiere.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

release someone or something from something

to liberate or let someone or something go from something. The police officer released George from the handcuffs. I released all the dogs from the city dog pound.
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release someone to someone

to discharge or distribute someone to someone. The judge released the defendant to his mother. Don was released by the police to his father, who was more than a little bit angry.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • release (someone or something) from (something)
  • release from
  • turn (someone or something) loose
  • set (someone or something) loose
  • let (someone or something) go
  • let (someone or something) loose
  • let loose
  • let one loose
  • let somebody/something go
  • let somebody/something loose
References in periodicals archive
There is another person, he said, who is authorised to sign the release order.
Faeldon insists: There's no release order for Sanchez
Out of the total PSDP releases of Rs 449.26 billion, a 66.55 percent of Rs 675 billion, the share of rupees component is Rs 274.704 billion (51.76 percent) while the Foreign Aid component were Rs 174.56 billion (121 percent), said an official documents.
FEC releases of PSDP reach 121pc of total allocation
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
Business events scheduled for the coming week
* Single Source of Truth - All participants in a release, from Dev through to Ops, share a single, up-to-date view of all release activities, even with globally distributed teams.
XebiaLabs Adds XL Release to Accelerate Software Delivery
Some releases are built with curved triggers that closely resemble custom rifle triggers.
Is it really worth it to spend $100 or more for an index-finger release AID? Aren't they pretty much all the same?
Top honors went to Wound Up with a total of 36 releases over the two-day event (count 'em in the photo).
Records broken at the Mayor's cup
Offers various release agents and specialty lubricants for all processes.
Lubricants and processing aids
The ball release and the landing of the front foot occur simultaneously.
The linear approach to successful pitching
On the Leviathan/Sapthuran split release, you play electronic V-drums.
Wrest
First, you need to understand exactly what a press release is.
Read all about it: extra, extra! Here's how to turn your company's news into everyone's business
Lateral release is a surgical treatment for a patellofemoral disorder in which the kneecap tracks to the outside of the knee during flexion and extension.
An effective last resort for knee tracking problems
The August 7, 2003, response provided by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security and Information Operations), attached, makes a persuasive case regarding the Operational Security risk posed by the release of detailed aggregated purchase card information provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Subject: Release of Purchase Card Data to the Public Domain
The new JCN Japanese press release sevice will be available to listed companies worldwide who wish to improve their disclosure in Japan, and develop or improve investor relations within the Japanese financial community.
Japanese Newswire Announces Full-service Japanese Language Press Release and Financial Disclosure Distribution Service
To give additional context to the Committee's decision, this article outlines previous changes to the release schedule for the minutes and provides a brief overview of the content of the minutes and the way they are now produced.
Background on FOMC meeting minutes
Upon release, however, the community will be confronted, based on policy decisions made and implemented, by either a returning criminal or a reformed offender.
Offender reentry: a returning or reformed criminal?