discharge in English dictionary

  • discharge

    Meanings and definitions of "discharge"

    • To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
    • To expel or let go.
    • (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
    • (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
    • (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
    • To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
    • To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
    • To unload a ship or another means of transport.
    • (medicine) ( uncountable ) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology
    • the act of accomplishing (an obligation)
    • the act of expelling or letting go
    • (medicine) the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital
    • (military) the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service
    • (hydrology) the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m 3 /s (cubic meters per second)
    • noun
      (medicine, uncountable)
      pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology
    • noun
      the act of accomplishing (an obligation); performance
    • noun
      the act of expelling or letting go
    • noun
      (electricity)
      the act of releasing an accumulated charge
    • noun
      (medicine)
      the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital
    • noun
      (military)
      the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service
    • noun
      (hydrology)
      the volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second)
    • verb
      To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
    • verb
      To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
    • verb
      To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
    • verb
      To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
    • verb
      To expel or let go.
    • verb
      To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
    • verb
      (electricity)
      To release (an accumulated charge).
    • verb
      To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
    • verb
      To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
    • verb
      To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
    • verb
      To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
    • verb
      To unload a ship or another means of transport.
    • verb
      To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
    • verb
      To give forth; to emit or send out.
    • verb
      To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
    • verb
      (transitive, textiles)
      To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
    • verb
      (obsolete, Scotland)
      To prohibit; to forbid.
    • To pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
    • The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time.
    • discharge (e.g. effluent)
    • ejaculation (sl)
    • let (a person) off
    • stocking (a river) with (fish)
    • to accomplish or complete, as an obligation
    • to expel or let go
    • (electricity) the act of releasing an accumulated charge
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    • (military) to release (a member of the armed forces) from service
    • to operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling)
    • unload
    • pus or exudate from a wound or orifice
    • act of accomplishing (an obligation)
    • act of expelling or letting go
    • act of releasing an accumulated charge
    • act of releasing an inpatient from hospital
    • act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service
    • volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time
    • To free from obligations or duties.
    • noun
      any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
    • noun
      a formal written statement of relinquishment
    • noun
      a substance that is emitted or released
    • noun
      electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
    • noun
      (medicine) the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
      When considering patient discharge, there are a number of factors to take into consideration: the patient's current state, their place of residence and the type of support available.
    • noun
      the act of discharging a gun
    • noun
      the act of venting
    • noun
      the pouring forth of a fluid
    • noun
      the sudden giving off of energy
    • noun
      the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    • verb
      become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
    • verb
      cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
    • verb
      complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"
    • verb
      eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
    • verb
      free from obligations or duties
    • verb
      go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
    • verb
      pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
    • verb
      pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
    • verb
      release from military service
    • verb
      remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
    • verb
      remove the charge from

    Synonyms of "discharge" in English dictionary

    flowing, go off, bodily function are the top synonyms of "discharge" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "discharge" in English dictionary

    charge, fill, enlist are the top antonyms of "discharge" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of discharge

    • discharge ( third-person singular simple present discharges, present participle discharging, simple past and past participle discharged)
    • discharge ( countable and uncountable;  plural  discharges)
    • discharge (countable and uncountable, plural discharges)
    • discharge (third-person singular simple present discharges, present participle discharging, simple past and past participle discharged)
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