To cut off, remove, take away.
To deprive of.
To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
To masturbate.
To waste away.
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To reduce the force of something; to abate.
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
Strife; contention.
An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
A vat which contains this liquid.
To expel or let go.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To release (an accumulated charge).
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
The process of flowing out.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The process of unloading something.