Discharge - Definition

n 1: the sudden giving off of energy
2: the act of venting [syn: discharge, venting]
3: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: discharge,
emission]
4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of
the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: discharge,
emission, expelling]
5: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc,
electric discharge]
6: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: discharge, outpouring,
run]
7: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
8: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release,
waiver, discharge]
9: the act of discharging a gun [syn: discharge, firing,
firing off]
v 1: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn:
dispatch, discharge, complete]
2: pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
3: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge]
4: remove the charge from [ant: charge]
5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire,
discharge, go off]
6: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil,
clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant:
convict]
7: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
8: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, put
down, unload, discharge]
9: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: fire,
discharge]
10: release from military service [syn: discharge, muster
out] [ant: draft, enlist, muster in]
11: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
[syn: empty, discharge] [ant: fill, fill up]