All release antonyms
re·lease
R r verb release
- jollying — Present participle of jolly.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- entangle — Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.
- garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- knit — to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
- lap — the act of lapping liquid.
- employ — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- corner the market — dominate trade
- dun — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- anaesthetising — Present participle of anaesthetise.
- operate — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- bitted — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
- bogging — filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- gimp — a limp.
- heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- docketing — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- equivocate — Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
- bring to heel — (Transitive Verb) IDI To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.
- highjacking — Present participle of highjack.
- chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- give it to — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- hitch a ride — hitchhike
- lay hold of — to seize or grasp
noun release
- knowhow — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- clutches — power or control
- hit-and-run — guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, especially a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible: a hit-and-run driver.
- hangup — Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- fibula — Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- haft — a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- fibulae — Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- in-junction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.