The difference between Free and Release

When used as nouns, free means ., whereas release means the event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

When used as verbs, free means to make free, whereas release means to let go (of).

Free is also adverb with the meaning: without needing to pay.

Free is also adjective with the meaning: unconstrained. not imprisoned or enslaved. unconstrained by timidity or distrust generous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Free and Release

  1. Free as an adjective (social):

    Unconstrained. Not imprisoned or enslaved. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust Generous; liberal. Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent. Without obligations. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; said of a government, institutions, etc. With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification. Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.

    Examples:

    "He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted."

    "synonyms: unconstrained unfettered unhindered"

    "ant constrained restricted"

    "a free man"

    "ant bound enslaved imprisoned"

    "synonyms: unreserved frank communicative"

    "He's very free with his money."

    "'free time"

    "a free school"

    "This is a free country."

    "OpenOffice is [[free software free software]]."

    "synonyms: libre"

    "ant proprietary"

  2. Free as an adjective (by extension, chiefly, advertising slang):

    Obtainable without any payment. complimentary

    Examples:

    "The government provides free health care."

    "synonyms: free of charge gratis"

    "Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!"

  3. Free as an adjective (abstract):

    Unconstrained. Unconstrained by relators. Unconstrained by quantifiers. Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound. That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.

    Examples:

    "the free group on three generators"

    "<math>z</math> is the free variable in <math>\forall x\exists y:xy=z</math>."

    "ant bound"

    "synonyms: unbound"

    "ant bound"

  4. Free as an adjective (physical):

    Unconstrained. Unobstructed, without blockages. Unattached or uncombined. Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied. Not attached; loose.

    Examples:

    "the drain was free'"

    "synonyms: clear unobstructed"

    "ant blocked obstructed"

    "a free radical"

    "synonyms: loose unfastened Thesaurus:loose"

    "You can sit on this chair; it's free."

    "In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free."

  5. Free as an adjective:

    Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.

    Examples:

    "We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.&emsp; I would like to live free from care in the mountains."

    "synonyms: without"

  6. Free as an adjective (dated):

    Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.

    Examples:

    "a free horse"

  7. Free as an adjective (dated):

    Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.

  8. Free as an adjective (UK, legal, obsolete):

    Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.

    Examples:

    "'free service;&emsp; free socage"

    "rfquotek Burrill"

  9. Free as an adjective (legal):

    Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.

    Examples:

    "a free fishery;&emsp; a free warren"

    "rfquotek Burrill"

  1. Free as an adverb:

    Without needing to pay.

    Examples:

    "I got this bike free."

    "synonyms: for free for nothing"

  2. Free as an adverb (obsolete):

    Freely; willingly.

  1. Free as a verb (transitive):

    To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.

  1. Free as a noun (Australian rules football, Gaelic football):

    .

  2. Free as a noun:

    free transfer

  3. Free as a noun (hurling):

    The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

  1. Release as a noun:

    The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

  2. Release as a noun (software):

    The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.

  3. Release as a noun:

    Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

    Examples:

    "The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases."

  4. Release as a noun:

    That which is released, untied or let go.

    Examples:

    "They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies."

  5. Release as a noun:

    The giving up of a claim.

  6. Release as a noun:

    Liberation from pain or suffering.

  7. Release as a noun (biochemistry):

    The process by which a chemical substance is set free.

  8. Release as a noun (phonetics, sound synthesis):

    The act or manner of ending a sound.

  9. Release as a noun (railways, historical):

    In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.

  10. Release as a noun:

    A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. 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. The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.

  1. Release as a verb:

    To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.

    Examples:

    "He released his grasp on the lever."

  2. Release as a verb:

    To make available to the public.

    Examples:

    "They released the new product later than intended."

  3. Release as a verb:

    To free or liberate; to set free.

    Examples:

    "He was released after two years in prison."

  4. Release as a verb:

    To discharge.

    Examples:

    "They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."

  5. Release as a verb (telephone):

    To hang up.

    Examples:

    "If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call."

  6. Release as a verb (legal):

    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.

  7. Release as a verb:

    To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

    Examples:

    "to release an ordinance"

    "rfquotek Hooker"

  8. Release as a verb (soccer):

    To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity

  9. Release as a verb (biochemistry):

    To set free a chemical substance.

  1. Release as a verb (transitive):

    To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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