To release from restraint or inhibition.
To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
To release from servitude or unjust rule.
To release from slavery: to manumit.
To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.
To free (someone or something) from a constraint; (figuratively) to release (something which has been suppressed, such as emotions or objectionable things).
To loosen or undo (something that entangles, fastens, holds, or interlocks).
To relax or slacken (something that clasps or grips, such as the arms or hands).
To become loose or come off.
To free from a constraint.