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Textual thesaurus for "discharge"

(noun) firing, firing off

the act of discharging a gun


(noun) release, waiver

a formal written statement of relinquishment


(noun) dismissal, dismission, release, sack, sacking, firing, liberation

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


(noun) venting

the act of venting


(noun) outpouring, run

the pouring forth of a fluid


(noun) spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field


(noun) expelling, emission

any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

the discharge of pus


(noun) emission

a substance that is emitted or released


(verb) exhaust, expel, eject, release

eliminate (a substance)

combustion products are exhausted in the engine; the plant releases a gas


(verb) empty

become empty or void of its content

The room emptied


(verb) acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, clear

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

The suspect was cleared of the murder charges


(verb) muster out

release from military service


(verb) fire

cause to go off

fire a gun; fire a bullet


(verb) fire, go off

go off or discharge

The gun fired


(verb) drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload

leave or unload

unload the cargo; drop off the passengers at the hotel


(verb) free

free from obligations or duties


(verb) dispatch, complete

complete or carry out

discharge one's duties