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discharge

(d/I/s'/tS//A/r/dZ/ )

noun (n)

the sudden giving off of energy(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
the act of venting(noun.act)

Synonym:
venting

source: wordnet30
a substance that is emitted or released(noun.substance)

Synonym:
emission

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any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body(noun.process)

Example:
The discharge of pus.

Synonym:
emission, expelling

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electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field(noun.phenomenon)

Synonym:
arc, electric arc, electric discharge, spark

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the pouring forth of a fluid(noun.event)

Synonym:
outpouring, run

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the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)(noun.act)

Synonym:
dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking

source: wordnet30
a formal written statement of relinquishment(noun.act)

Synonym:
release, waiver

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the act of discharging a gun(noun.act)

Synonym:
firing, firing off

source: wordnet30
The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.(noun)

source: webster1913
The equalization of a difference of electric potential between two points. The character of the discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the medium through which it takes place, the amount of the difference of potential, and the form of the terminal conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective, disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

complete or carry out(verb.social)

Example:
Discharge one's duties.

Synonym:
complete, dispatch

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pour forth or release(verb.contact)

Example:
Discharge liquids.

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free from obligations or duties(verb.social)

Synonym:
free

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remove the charge from(verb.contact)

Antonym:
charge

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go off or discharge(verb.competition)

Synonym:
fire, go off

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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges(verb.communication)

Synonym:
acquit, assoil, clear, exculpate, exonerate
Antonym:
convict

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eliminate (a substance)(verb.body)

Synonym:
eject, exhaust, expel, release

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leave or unload(verb.contact)

Synonym:
drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload

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cause to go off(verb.competition)

Synonym:
fire

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release from military service(verb.competition)

Synonym:
muster out
Antonym:
draft, enlist, muster in

source: wordnet30
become empty or void of its content(verb.change)

Synonym:
empty
Antonym:
fill, fill up

source: wordnet30
To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.(verb)

source: webster1913
To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely.(verb)

source: webster1913
To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures on a dark ground.(verb)

source: webster1913

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