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So far, all the other answers are not correct.
Water can act as an acid and it can act as a base - we call molecules that can do this : amphoteric
Water undergoes what is called auto-ionization - it performs an acid/base reaction with itself:
H2O + H2O ------> H3O+ + OH-
One water molecule gives a proton to a second water molecule. The one giving the proton away can be called an acid by some definitions. The second water molecule taking the Hydrogen can be termed a base.
Overall, water is neutral because the reaction immediately reverses itself - but this reaction is always taking place in water.
If you put water in the presence of a strong base such as NaOH, then water becomes an acid - giving its proton to the OH- from the NaOH. Of course, the water is just forming more OH- - but its still acting like an acid.
When talking about substances that "release" hydrogen ions - you are talking about the Bronsted-Lowery Acid/Base definition.
參考: My M.S. in Chemistry