What does Discharge Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the sudden giving off of energy
  • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  • a substance that is emitted or released
  • any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
  • the act of discharging a gun
  • the pouring forth of a fluid
  • a formal written statement of relinquishment
  • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  • the act of venting
Definition as Verb
  • pour forth or release
  • remove the charge from
  • pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  • complete or carry out
  • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
  • become empty or void of its content
  • eliminate (a substance)
  • go off or discharge
  • cause to go off
  • free from obligations or duties
  • release from military service

Synonyms

Examples

  • "the discharge of pus"
  • "discharge liquids"
  • "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
  • "discharge one's duties"
  • "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
  • "The room emptied"
  • "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
  • "The gun fired"
  • "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb

Comparisons

See also

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