discharge

Meanings

• the sudden giving off of energy
• the act of venting
• a substance that is emitted or released
• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
  • "the discharge of pus"
• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• the pouring forth of a fluid
• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
• a formal written statement of relinquishment
• the act of discharging a gun
• complete or carry out
  • "discharge one's duties"
• pour forth or release
  • "discharge liquids"
• free from obligations or duties
• remove the charge from
• go off or discharge
• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
• eliminate (a substance)
• leave or unload
• cause to go off
• release from military service
• become empty or void of its content

Synonyms

acquit, arc, assoil, clear, complete, dismissal, dismission, dispatch, drop, drop off, eject, electric arc, electric discharge, emission, empty, exculpate, exhaust, exonerate, expel, expelling, fire, firing, firing off, free, go off, liberation, muster out, outpouring, put down, release, run, sack, sacking, set down, spark, unload, venting, waiver