Overview of noun discharge

The noun discharge has 9 senses

• discharge -- (the sudden giving off of energy)


• discharge, venting -- (the act of venting)


• discharge, emission -- (a substance that is emitted or released)


• discharge, emission, expelling -- (any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus")


• discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge -- (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)


• discharge, outpouring, run -- (the pouring forth of a fluid)


• dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking -- (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))


• release, waiver, discharge -- (a formal written statement of relinquishment)


• discharge, firing, firing off -- (the act of discharging a gun)

Overview of verb discharge

The verb discharge has 11 senses

• dispatch, discharge, complete -- (complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties")


• discharge -- (pour forth or release; "discharge liquids")


• free, discharge -- (free from obligations or duties)


• discharge -- (remove the charge from)


• fire, discharge, go off -- (go off or discharge; "The gun fired")


• acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")


• exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release -- (eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas")


• drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge -- (leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel")


• fire, discharge -- (cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet")


• discharge, muster out -- (release from military service)


• empty, discharge -- (become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied")