Release and Shuts

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Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Shuts is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for shuts in close topic.

In the graphic novel Malet, when Bault refuses to release his prisoners as Malet orders, Guidal shuts him up by grabbing his entire face, lifting him off the ground and threatening to rip Bault's tongue off with his teeth for good measure.

Source: Neck Lift
At the end of the episode, the owner of the winery shuts off said sophisticated technology in an attempt to kill someone via carbon dioxide poisoning and make it look like an accident, and Parker and Elliot use that knowledge to open those doors and release the gas.

Source: Someday This Will Come in Handy

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