discharge
/dɪstʃˈɑrdʒ/
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Definitions
Noun
the sudden giving off of energy
Noun
the act of venting
Noun
a substance that is emitted or released
Noun
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
Noun
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Noun
the pouring forth of a fluid
Noun
the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
Noun
a formal written statement of relinquishment
Noun
the act of discharging a gun
Verb
complete or carry out; "discharge one''s duties"
Verb
pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
Verb
free from obligations or duties
Verb
remove the charge from
Verb
go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
Verb
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
Verb
eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
Verb
leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
Verb
cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
Verb
release from military service
Verb
become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
Synonyms
acquit
arc
assoil
clear
complete
dismissal
dismission
dispatch
drop
drop off
eject
electric arc
electric discharge
emission
empty
exculpate
exhaust
exonerate
expel
expelling
fire
firing
firing off
free
go off
liberation
muster out
outpouring
put down
release
run
sack
sacking
set down
spark
unload
venting
waiver
More General Terms
accomplish
action
activity
bodily function
bodily process
body process
carry out
carry through
change state
conclusion
deliver
distribute
electrical conduction
emanation
emission
ending
execute
flow
flowing
fulfil
fulfill
happening
judge
label
let go
let go of
material
natural event
occurrence
occurrent
pronounce
release
relinquish
relinquishing
relinquishment
remove
shooting
shot
spread
stuff
take
take away
termination
turn
withdraw
More Specific Terms
abort
air-drop
blast
bleed
blow
blowup
breathe
brush discharge
cannon
cashier
catamenia
clear
conge
congee
corona
corona discharge
corposant
cough out
cough up
cut
deactivate
deactivation
demob
demobilise
demobilize
detonation
disembroil
disentangle
dishonorable discharge
disinvest
disinvolve
disperse
divest
dot
dust
effluvium
egest
ejaculate
ejaculation
eject
electric glow
electrical discharge
eliminate
elimination
emit
eruct
eruption
escape
evacuation
excrete
excreting
excretion
exemption
expectorate
explosion
exudate
exudation
fester
flashover
flow
flow away
flow off
force out
fusillade
granting immunity
gun
hemorrhage
honorable discharge
immunity
inactivate
inactivation
jet
leak
leakage
let drive
let fly
liberate
loose off
maturate
menses
menstruation
menstruum
outflow
ovulate
pass
pass off
period
play
pop
purge
relieve
removal
rheum
Saint Elmo''s fire
Saint Elmo''s light
Saint Ulmo''s fire
Saint Ulmo''s light
scatter
Section Eight
set free
shed blood
shoot
spew
spew out
spirt
spit out
spit up
sprinkle
spurt
squeeze out
squirt
St. Elmo''s fire
superannuation
suppurate
take over
transudate
transudation
vaginal discharge
vindicate
voiding
volcanic eruption
volley
wharf
whitewash