Release and Slide

Release

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

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Slide and release are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slide" instead a verb "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Slide verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.

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Release and slide are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Release" instead a verb "Slide".

Nearby Words: slid, sliding, slider

full	full release	full slide
similar	similar release	similar slide
specific	specific release	specific slide
complete	complete release	complete slide
Other adjectives: regular, single, actual, massive, new, final, next, last, eventual, extended, virtual.

Lastly, if you're reloading from a completely empty weapon (without a bullet in the chamber), you must finally pull the slide or release the slide lock with yet another keypress.

Source: All-or-Nothing Reloads
He then racks the slide to chamber a round, then presses the slide stop release.

Source: Not with the Safety on, You Won't
Getting hit causes you to release the cage, letting it slide back down the slope.

Source: Respawning Enemies

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Slide and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/slide

Release & Slide. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/slide>.

Slide or Release. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/slide.

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