Re*lease", n. 1.
(Mach.) A device adapted to hold or release a device or
mechanism as required; specif.: (Elec.) A catch on a
motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm
and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit; also,
the catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, which
acts in case of an overload.
2. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending
a sound.
3. (Railroads) In the block-signaling
system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be
used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), v. t. [Pref.
re + lease to let.] To lease again; to grant a new
lease of; to let back.
Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Released (r?*l?st"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Releasing.] [OE. relessen, OF.
relassier, to release, to let free. See Relay,
n., Relax, and cf. Release to lease
again.] 1. To let loose again; to set free from
restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at
liberty; to let go.
Now at that feast he released unto them one
prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Mark xv. 6.
2. To relieve from something that confines,
burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation,
penalty.
3. (Law) To let go, as a legal claim;
to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by
conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as
when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in
possession; to quit.
4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the
obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.]
Hooker.
A sacred vow that none should aye
release.
Spenser.
Syn. -- To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage;
extricate; let go; quit; acquit.
Re*lease", n. 1.
The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let
loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as
from confinement or bondage. "Who boast'st release from
hell." Milton.
2. Relief from care, pain, or any
burden.
3. Discharge from obligation or
responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind;
acquittance.
4. (Law) A giving up or relinquishment
of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or
tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a
quitclaim. Blackstone.
5. (Steam Engine) The act of opening
the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
Lease and release. (Law) See under
Lease. -- Out of release, without
cessation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn. -- Liberation; freedom; discharge. See
Death.
Re*lease", n. 1.
(Mach.) A device adapted to hold or release a device or
mechanism as required; specif.: (Elec.) A catch on a
motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm
and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit; also,
the catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, which
acts in case of an overload.
2. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending
a sound.
3. (Railroads) In the block-signaling
system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be
used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
