släppa — meaning in English

English meaning

• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
• slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.

Senses

släppa is used for these senses in English:

• drop (transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
• let loose (transitive, idiomatic) To free; to release from restraint.
• release (transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
• release (transitive) To make available to the public.
• slam (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
• slam (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

drop — full definition

1. noun A small round blob of liquid.
2. verb To let something fall, or to fall oneself.
3. verb To release something (a song, product, or piece of information) to the public.
4. verb To stop doing, discuss, or associate with something; to abandon it.

release — full definition

1. verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
2. verb To make something available to the public, such as a product, film, or piece of information.
3. noun The act of setting something or someone free.

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