All release antonyms
reΒ·lease
R r verb release
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- intermesh β any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- memorize β to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- mix it up β to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- concussed β If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- copped β to catch; nab.
- flanked β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- chance on β to come upon by accident
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- in-tern β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- contused β Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- imbricate β overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
- inclosed β enclose.
- muzzle β the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
- close down β to cease or cause to cease operations
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- come to an end β to become completed or exhausted
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- hold one's tongue β Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- contain β If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
- flanking β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- leave out β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- entertain β Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
- busying β actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- catch red-handed β If someone is caught red-handed, they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong.
- denunciating β present participle of denunciate.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- dunning β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- dead-end β terminating in a dead end: a dead-end street.
- honied β containing, consisting of, or resembling honey: honeyed drinks.
- enfetter β Restrain (someone) with shackles.
- evert β Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
- cling β If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- hold out on β to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
- kidnap β to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- deadbolt β a locking bolt that is turned by the key rather than a spring
- get behind β support: a cause, etc.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- inhibit β to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
noun release
- containment β Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries.
- dont β contraction of do not.
- fist β Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.