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Meaning of discharge in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/

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  1. Verb

    discharge

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘relieve of an obligation’): from Old French descharger, from late Latin discarricare‘unload’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + carricare‘to load’ (see charge)

    Definitions

    1. complete or carry out

    Examples

    • « discharge one's duties »
  2. 2. pour forth or release

    Examples

    • « discharge liquids »
  3. 3. eliminate (substances) from the body
  4. 4. free from obligations or duties
  5. 5. remove the charge from

    Antonyms

    • charge
  6. 6. go off or discharge

    Examples

    • « The gun fired »
  7. 7. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

    Examples

    • « The suspect was cleared of the murder charges »

    Antonyms

    • convict
  8. 8. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
  9. 9. cause to go off

    Examples

    • « fire a gun »
    • « fire a bullet »
  10. 10. release from military service

    Antonyms

    • enlist
    • draft
    • muster in
  11. 11. become empty or void of its content

    Examples

    • « The room emptied »

    Antonyms

    • fill
    • fill up
  12. Noun

    discharge

    Definitions

    1. the sudden giving off of energy
  13. 2. the act of venting
  14. 3. a substance that is emitted or released
  15. 4. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

    Examples

    • « the discharge of pus »
  16. 5. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  17. 6. the pouring forth of a fluid
  18. 7. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  19. 8. a formal written statement of relinquishment
  20. 9. the act of discharging a gun

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