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discharge - Dictionary definition and meaning for discharge

DISCHARGE

  • (noun) the act of discharging a gun

    synonyms : firing , firing off

  • (noun) a formal written statement of relinquishment

    synonyms : release , waiver

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

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

  • (noun) the act of venting

    synonyms : venting

  • (noun) the sudden giving off of energy

  • (noun) the pouring forth of a fluid

    synonyms : outpouring , run

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

    synonyms : arc , electric arc , electric discharge , spark

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

    "the discharge of pus"

    synonyms : emission , expelling

  • (noun) a substance that is emitted or released

    synonyms : emission

  • (verb) eliminate (a substance)

    "combustion products are exhausted in the engine", "the plant releases a gas"

    synonyms : eject , exhaust , expel , release

  • (verb) become empty or void of its content

    "The room emptied"

    synonyms : empty

  • (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

    "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

    synonyms : acquit , assoil , clear , exculpate , exonerate

    the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison -added by nithi

    discharge
    -tagged by editor1
    exonerated

  • (verb) release from military service

    synonyms : muster out

  • (verb) cause to go off

    "fire a gun", "fire a bullet"

    synonyms : fire

  • (verb) go off or discharge

    "The gun fired"

    synonyms : fire , go off

  • (verb) pour forth or release

    "discharge liquids"

  • (verb) remove the charge from

  • (verb) leave or unload

    "unload the cargo", "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

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

  • (verb) free from obligations or duties

    synonyms : free

  • (verb) complete or carry out

    "discharge one's duties"

    synonyms : complete , dispatch

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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