Discharge
[n] the act of discharging a gun
[n] a formal written statement of relinquishment
[n] the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
[n] the act of venting
[n] the sudden giving off of energy
[n] the pouring forth of a fluid
[n] electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
[n] any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
[n] a substance that is emitted or released
[v] eliminate, as of bodily substances
[v] become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
[v] pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
[v] release from military service
[v] cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
[v] go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
[v] pour forth or release; esp. of liquids
[v] remove the charge from
[v] leave or unload, esp. of passengers or cargo;
[v] free from obligations or duties
[v] complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"
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Synonyms
acquit, arc, assoil, clear, complete, dismissal, dismission, dispatch, drop, eject, electric arc, electric discharge, emission, emission, empty, exculpate, exonerate, expel, expelling, fire, firing, firing off, free, liberation, muster out, outpouring, pu
Related Terms
abide by, abrogate, absolution, absolve, AC arc, accomplish, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accordance, achieve, achievement, acknowledgment, acquit, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, adhere to, adherence, administer, administration, amnesty, amorti