What is the meaning of discharge?

noun

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

verb

• Complete or carry out.
  • usage: "discharge one's duties"
  • synonyms: dispatch, complete
• Pour forth or release.
  • usage: "discharge liquids"
• Free from obligations or duties.
  • synonyms: free
• Remove the charge from.
• Go off or discharge.
  • usage: "The gun fired"
  • synonyms: fire, go off
• Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
  • usage: "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
  • synonyms: acquit, assoil, clear, exonerate, exculpate
• Eliminate (a substance. )
  • usage: "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
  • synonyms: exhaust, expel, eject, release
• Leave or unload.
  • usage: "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
  • synonyms: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload
• Cause to go off.
  • usage: "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
  • synonyms: fire
• Release from military service.
  • synonyms: muster out
• Become empty or void of its content.
  • usage: "The room emptied"
  • synonyms: empty