(n): commodities offered for sale
(n): the act of liberating someone or something
(n): the action of accomplishing something
(n): a process that liberates or discharges something
(n): a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
(n): an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
(n): a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
(n): the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
(n): the act of ending something
(n): euphemistic expressions for death
(n): the event of dying or departure from life
(n): a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
(n): (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
(n): a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
(n): an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
(n): activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
(n): any specific behavior
(n): the act of allowing a fluid to escape
(n): the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
(n): a formal written statement of relinquishment
(n): the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
(n): (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
(n): the act of ending something
(v): release, as from one's grip
(v): grant freedom to; free from confinement
(v): let (something) fall or spill from a container
(v): send from one person or place to another
(v): prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
(v): make public
(v): eliminate (a substance)
(v): generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
(v): release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
(v): make (information) available for publication
(v): circulate or distribute or equip with
(v): part with a possession or right
(v): place into the hands or custody of
(v): release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
(v): bring into existence
(v): make (assets) available
(v): circulate or distribute or equip with
Contronymic in the sense: set free vs. lock in (as a new lease).
However, if you wish, I hereby proclaim that Debian shall release woody before
December 31, 2099, or when it is ready, whichever comes first. (Manoj Srivastava)