discharge

Noun

• (n.) discharge (the sudden giving off of energy)
• (n.) discharge, venting (the act of venting)
• (n.) discharge, emission (a substance that is emitted or released)
• (n.) discharge, emission, expelling (any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body) "the discharge of pus"
• (n.) discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)
• (n.) discharge, outpouring, run (the pouring forth of a fluid)
• (n.) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
• (n.) release, waiver, discharge (a formal written statement of relinquishment)
• (n.) discharge, firing, firing off (the act of discharging a gun)

Verb

• (v.) dispatch, discharge, complete (complete or carry out) "discharge one's duties"
• (v.) discharge (pour forth or release) "discharge liquids"
• (v.) free, discharge (free from obligations or duties)
• (v.) discharge (remove the charge from)
• (v.) fire, discharge, go off (go off or discharge) "The gun fired"
• (v.) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges) "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
• (v.) exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release (eliminate (a substance)) "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
• (v.) drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge (leave or unload) "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
• (v.) fire, discharge (cause to go off) "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
• (v.) discharge, muster out (release from military service)
• (v.) empty, discharge (become empty or void of its content) "The room emptied"