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discharge
verb(dis-charge)
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
Synonyms: drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Synonyms: arc, electric arc, electric discharge, spark,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
free from obligations or duties
Synonyms: free,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
go off or discharge
Synonyms: fire, go off,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
eliminate (a substance)
Synonyms: eject, exhaust, expel, release,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonyms: dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Synonyms: acquit, assoil, clear, exculpate, exonerate,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
cause to go off
Synonyms: fire,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
release from military service
Synonyms: muster out,
Antonyms: enlist,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
a substance that is emitted or released
Synonyms: emission,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Synonyms: emission, expelling,
Examples:
The discharge of pus.
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
the act of discharging a gun
Synonyms: firing, firing off,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
the act of venting
Synonyms: venting,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
the pouring forth of a fluid
Synonyms: outpouring, run,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
become empty or void of its content
Synonyms: empty,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
a formal written statement of relinquishment
Synonyms: release, waiver,
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
complete or carry out
Synonyms: complete, dispatch,
Examples:
Discharge one's duties.
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
pour forth or release
Examples:
Discharge liquids.
discharge
verb(dis-charge)
remove the charge from
Antonyms: charge,
discharge
noun(dis-charge)
the sudden giving off of energy

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