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All release antonyms

reΒ·lease
R r

verb release

  • be-little β€” to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • husbanded β€” a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
  • infatuating β€” to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
  • enswathe β€” Envelop or wrap in a garment or piece of fabric.
  • astringed β€” to compress; bind together; constrict.
  • entrap β€” Catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap.
  • jive β€” swing music or early jazz.
  • defend β€” If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
  • idled β€” not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • lay down the law β€” the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
  • enclave β€” A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
  • foil β€” to cover or back with foil.
  • constrain β€” To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
  • hamper β€” to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • hang it up β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • lay for β€” to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • bite β€” If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
  • garrisoning β€” Present participle of garrison.
  • husbanding β€” a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
  • kick off β€” the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet.
  • enclose β€” Surround or close off on all sides.
  • acquire β€” If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
  • boxed in β€” simple past tense and past participle of box in.
  • carve out β€” to make or create (a career)
  • fold up β€” a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
  • chain β€” A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
  • bogged β€” wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
  • feel for β€” to perceive or examine by touch.
  • lay hands on β€” the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • concreted β€” constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
  • highjack β€” to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
  • hush β€” to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
  • love β€” a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
  • circumlocute β€” to speak in a circuitous way
  • allure β€” to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
  • anesthetized β€” to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • constrict β€” If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  • deputed β€” to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
  • gaffed β€” an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
  • convey β€” To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
  • densifying β€” to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
  • bunged β€” a stopper for the opening of a cask.
  • in trust β€” reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • constringe β€” to shrink or contract
  • forayed β€” a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.

noun release

  • constraint β€” A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
  • constriction β€” Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.
  • apprehension β€” Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
  • hand β€” Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nΙͺd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
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