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discharge

[ verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj ]

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verb (used with object)

, dis·charged, dis·charg·ing.

to relieve of a charge or load; unload:
to discharge a ship.
Synonyms: disburden, unburden
to remove or send forth:
They discharged the cargo at New York.
to fire or shoot (a firearm or missile):
to discharge a gun.
to pour forth; emit:
to discharge oil;
to discharge a stream of invective.
Synonyms: exude, eject, expel
to relieve oneself of (an obligation, burden, etc.).
to relieve of obligation, responsibility, etc.
to fulfill, perform, or execute (a duty, function, etc.).
to relieve or deprive of office, employment, etc.; dismiss from service.
Synonyms: remove, fire, cashier
to release, send away, or allow to go (often followed by from ):
The children were discharged early from school. They discharged him from prison.
Synonyms: free, dismiss
to pay (a debt).
Synonyms: liquidate, settle
Law.
1. to release (a defendant, especially one under confinement).
2. to release (a person declared bankrupt) from former debts.
3. to cancel (a contract, debt, or other obligation).
4. to release (bail) back to the one who posted it.
(in a legislative body) to order (a committee) to cease further consideration of a bill so that it can be voted on.
Electricity. to rid (a battery, capacitor, etc.) of a charge of electricity.
Dyeing. to free from a dye, as by chemical bleaching.

verb (used without object)

, dis·charged, dis·charg·ing.

to get rid of a burden or load.
to deliver a charge or load.
to pour forth.
to go off or fire, as a firearm or missile.
to blur or run, as a color or dye.
Electricity. to lose or give up a charge of electricity.

noun

the act of discharging a ship, load, etc.
the act of firing a weapon, as an arrow by drawing and releasing the string of the bow, or a gun by exploding the charge of powder.
Synonyms: detonation
a sending or coming forth, as of water from a pipe; ejection; emission.
the rate or amount of such issue.
something sent forth or emitted.
a relieving, ridding, or getting rid of something of the nature of a charge.
Law.
1. an acquittal or exoneration.
2. an annulment, as of a court order.
3. the freeing of one held under legal process.
a relieving or being relieved of obligation or liability; fulfillment of an obligation.
Synonyms: performance, execution
the payment of a debt.
a release or dismissal, as from prison, an office, or employment.
a certificate of such a release or a certificate of release from obligation or liability.
the act or process of ordering a legislative committee to cease further consideration of a bill so that it can be voted on.
Military.
1. the separation of a person from military service.
2. a certificate of such separation.
Electricity.
1. the removal or transference of an electric charge, as by the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy.
2. the equalization of a difference of potential, as between two terminals.

discharge

verb

tr to release or allow to go
the hospital discharged the patient
tr to dismiss from or relieve of duty, office, employment, etc
to fire or be fired, as a gun
to pour forth or cause to pour forth
the boil discharges pus
tr to remove (the cargo) from (a boat, etc); unload
tr to perform (the duties of) or meet (the demands of an office, obligation, etc)
he discharged his responsibilities as mayor
tr to relieve oneself of (a responsibility, debt, etc)
intr physics
1. to lose or remove electric charge
2. to form an arc, spark, or corona in a gas
3. to take or supply electrical current from a cell or battery
tr law to release (a prisoner from custody, etc)
tr to remove dye from (a fabric), as by bleaching
intr (of a dye or colour) to blur or run
tr architect
1. to spread (weight) evenly over a supporting member
2. to relieve a member of (excess weight) by distribution of pressure

noun

a person or thing that is discharged
1. dismissal or release from an office, job, institution, etc
2. the document certifying such release
the fulfilment of an obligation or release from a responsibility or liability
honourable discharge
the act of removing a load, as of cargo
a pouring forth of a fluid; emission
1. the act of firing a projectile
2. the volley, bullet, missile, etc, fired
law
1. a release, as of a person held under legal restraint
2. an annulment, as of a court order
physics
1. the act or process of removing or losing charge or of equalizing a potential difference
2. a transient or continuous conduction of electricity through a gas by the formation and movement of electrons and ions in an applied electric field
1. the volume of fluid flowing along a pipe or a channel in unit time
2. the output rate of a plant or piece of machinery, such as a pump

discharge

/ dĭs-chärj′ /

Noun

The conversion of chemical energy to electric energy within a storage battery.
A flow of electricity in a dielectric, especially in a rarefied gas.
A flowing out or pouring forth, as of a bodily fluid; emission or secretion.
A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.

Verb

To undergo or cause the release of stored energy or electric charge, as from a battery or capacitor.
To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.

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Derived Forms

disˈcharger, noun
disˈchargeable, adjective

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Other Words From

dis·charge·a·ble adjective
dis·charg·er noun
non·dis·charg·ing adjective noun
pre·dis·charge noun
pre·dis·charge verb (used with object) predischarged predischarging
re·dis·charge verb redischarged redischarging
un·dis·charge·a·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of discharge¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English deschargen, from Anglo-French descharger, Old French, from Late Latin discarricāre, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + carricāre “to load”; charge

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Synonym Study

See release. See perform.

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Example Sentences

But when they discovered he was only 15, he was discharged.

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For instance, making the stem thicker and stiffer resulted in the seeds being launched almost horizontally, since the fruit would rotate less during discharge.

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The Met Police said it was investigating after a fight led to "the discharge of multiple firearms by multiple people".

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The BMA’s plan would essentially restrict their role to assistants – helping with ward rounds, taking bloods and chasing up on scan results and making discharge arrangements.

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She described it as a "distressing" case and told jurors they would be discharged from serving on future crown court trials for life.

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