All release antonyms
reΒ·lease
R r verb release
- cover all bases β take full precautions
- gimping β a limp.
- curtained β A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- conscripted β enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- forbid β to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
- denunciate β to condemn; denounce
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- anaesthetize β When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- allying β to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- bag β A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- overcrowd β Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- garroting β a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- muffle β to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- bitting β 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.
- comprise β If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- apprize β to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.
- boil down β When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- forbear β to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- gain β to make a gain or gains in.
- inclose β enclose.
- make a living β earn money
- dancing β When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- agglutinate β to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- blue-pencil β to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- braze β to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- conglomerated β Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- curtaining β Present participle of curtain.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- housebroken β (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- intoxicate β to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
- mew β a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
- disfranchise β to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- mug up β If you mug up a subject or mug up on it, you study it quickly, so that you can remember the main facts about it.
- hold on β 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.
- envelop β Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
- denunciated β Simple past tense and past participle of denunciate.
- cotch β Eye dialect of catch.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- overcrowding β Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- dunned β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- freeze out β the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
noun release
- mitts β Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- bunny hug β a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century
- detention β Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.