discharge

noun

  1. 1

    the act of discharging a gun

  2. 2

    a formal written statement of relinquishment

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    the act of venting

  5. 5

    the sudden giving off of energy

  6. 6

    the pouring forth of a fluid

  7. 7

    electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

  8. 8

    any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

    the discharge of pus

  9. 9

    a substance that is emitted or released

verb

  1. 1

    eliminate (a substance)

    combustion products are exhausted in the engine

    the plant releases a gas

  2. 2

    become empty or void of its content

    The room emptied

  3. 3

    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

    The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

Synonyms

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