1. (

• discharge

) the sudden giving off of energy ;

2. (

• discharge ,
• venting

) the act of venting ;

3. (

• discharge ,
• emission

) a substance that is emitted or released ;

4. (

• discharge ,
• emission ,
• expelling

) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" ;

5. (

• discharge ,
• spark ,
• arc ,
• electric_arc ,
• electric_discharge

) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field ;

6. (

• discharge ,
• outpouring ,
• run

) the pouring forth of a fluid ;

7. (

• dismissal ,
• dismission ,
• discharge ,
• firing ,
• liberation ,
• release ,
• sack ,
• sacking

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

8. (

• release ,
• waiver ,
• discharge ,

) a formal written statement of relinquishment ;

9. (

• discharge ,
• firing ,
• firing_off

) the act of discharging a gun ;

1. (

• dispatch ,
• discharge ,
• complete

) complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" ;

2. (

• discharge

) pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" ;

3. (

• free ,
• discharge ,

) free from obligations or duties ;

4. (

• discharge ,

) remove the charge from ;

5. (

• fire ,
• discharge ,
• go_off

) go off or discharge; "The gun fired" ;

6. (

• acquit ,
• assoil ,
• clear ,
• discharge ,
• exonerate ,
• exculpate

) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" ;

7. (

• exhaust ,
• discharge ,
• expel ,
• eject ,
• release ,

) eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" ;

8. (

• drop ,
• drop_off ,
• set_down ,
• put_down ,
• unload ,
• discharge ,

) remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" ;

9. (

• fire ,
• discharge ,

) cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" ;

10. (

• discharge ,
• muster_out

) release from military service ;

11. (

• empty ,
• discharge

) become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" ;