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verb
- 1. tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
- 2. allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined: "industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers"
noun
- 1. the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from a job: "he failed a drug test and was given a dishonorable discharge"
- 2. the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance: "those germs might lead to vaginal discharge"
to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York. to fire or shoot (a firearm or missile): to discharge a gun. to pour forth; emit: to discharge oil; to discharge a stream of invective. Synonyms: exude, eject, expel. to relieve oneself of (an obligation, burden, etc.).
Definition of discharge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to allow someone to leave a hospital or prison, or to order or allow someone to leave an organization such as the army: [ often passive ] She was discharged from the army yesterday.
[uncountable, countable] discharge (from something) the act of officially allowing somebody, or of telling somebody, to leave the police or the army. The illness resulted in his discharge from the army. His quick discharge came as a surprise to everyone.
The meaning of DISCHARGE is to relieve of a charge, load, or burden. How to use discharge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discharge.
Definitions of 'discharge' 1. When someone is discharged from hospital, prison, or one of the armed services, they are officially allowed to leave, or told that they must leave. [...] 2. If someone discharges their duties or responsibilities, they do everything that needs to be done in order to complete them. [formal] [...] 3.
verb. These are words and phrases related to discharge. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of discharge. We feared he would discharge the bomb. Synonyms. set off. shoot. activate. touch off. fire off. detonate. trigger. explode. send forth a missile from. eject. launch. propel. let fly.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear. Dryden. Discharged of business, void of strife. L'Estrange. In one man's fault discharge another man of his duty. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to. Shakespeare.
To Discharge something is to release it or let it go, especially all at once. Discharging steam prevented pressure from building. When a gun goes off, it is said to Discharge . He took aim and discharged his gun.
to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court: be discharged from Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people. More than half of all prisoners discharged are reconvicted within two years.
