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DISCHARGE

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of discharging a gun

Synonyms:

discharge; firing; firing off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

gun (the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies)

Derivation:

discharge (cause to go off)

discharge (go off or discharge)

discharge (remove the charge from)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A formal written statement of relinquishment

Synonyms:

discharge; release; waiver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

relinquishing; relinquishment (the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

exemption; granting immunity; immunity (an act exempting someone)

Derivation:

discharge (release from military service)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

discharge; dismissal; dismission; firing; liberation; release; sack; sacking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

superannuation (the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension))

conge; congee (an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal)

removal (dismissal from office)

deactivation; inactivation (breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges))

honorable discharge (a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record)

dishonorable discharge (a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder))

Section Eight (a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable)

Derivation:

discharge (free from obligations or duties)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of venting

Synonyms:

discharge; venting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

emanation; emission (the act of emitting; causing to flow forth)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The sudden giving off of energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

electrical discharge (a discharge of electricity)

blowup; detonation; explosion (a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction)

eruption; volcanic eruption (the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The pouring forth of a fluid

Synonyms:

discharge; outpouring; run

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

jet; spirt; spurt; squirt (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))

escape; leak; leakage; outflow (the discharge of a fluid from some container)

Derivation:

discharge (pour forth or release)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

Synonyms:

arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

flashover (an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator))

corona; corona discharge; corposant; electric glow; Saint Elmo's fire; Saint Elmo's light; Saint Ulmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's light; St. Elmo's fire (an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere)

brush discharge (discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles)

Sense 8

Meaning:

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

Example:

the discharge of pus

Synonyms:

discharge; emission; expelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

ejaculation (the discharge of semen in males)

elimination; evacuation; excreting; excretion; voiding (the bodily process of discharging waste matter)

catamenia; flow; menses; menstruation; menstruum; period (the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause)

Derivation:

discharge (eliminate (a substance))

Sense 9

Meaning:

A substance that is emitted or released

Synonyms:

discharge; emission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("discharge" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discharge"):

exudate; exudation (a substance that oozes out from plant pores)

transudate; transudation (a substance that transudes)

effluvium (a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste))

rheum (a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose))

vaginal discharge (discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eliminate (a substance)

Example:

the plant releases a gas

Synonyms:

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

breathe; emit; pass off (expel (gases or odors))

fester; maturate; suppurate (ripen and generate pus)

eruct; spew; spew out (eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical)

bleed; hemorrhage; shed blood (lose blood from one's body)

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

ovulate (produce and discharge eggs)

abort (terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion)

ejaculate (eject semen)

blow (free of obstruction by blowing air through)

cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become empty or void of its content

Example:

The room emptied

Synonyms:

discharge; empty

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

flow away; flow off (flow off or away gradually)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Example:

The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

Synonyms:

acquit; assoil; clear; discharge; exculpate; exonerate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

judge; label; pronounce (pronounce judgment on)

"Discharge" entails doing...:

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

vindicate (clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof)

whitewash (exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data)

purge (clear of a charge)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something

Sentence example:

They want to discharge the prisoners

Sense 4

Meaning:

Release from military service

Synonyms:

discharge; muster out

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

let go; let go of; release; relinquish (release, as from one's grip)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

deactivate (remove from active military status or reassign)

demob; demobilise; demobilize (retire from military service)

demobilise; demobilize; inactivate (release from military service or remove from the active list of military service)

cannon (fire a cannon)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

enlist (engage somebody to enter the army)

Derivation:

discharge (a formal written statement of relinquishment)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Cause to go off

Example:

fire a bullet

Synonyms:

discharge; fire

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Cause:

discharge; fire; go off (go off or discharge)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

fusillade (attack with fusillade)

blast; shoot (fire a shot)

let drive; let fly; loose off (fire as from a gun)

pop (fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

discharge (the act of discharging a gun)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Go off or discharge

Example:

The gun fired

Synonyms:

discharge; fire; go off

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

discharge (the act of discharging a gun)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Pour forth or release

Example:

discharge liquids

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

distribute; spread (distribute or disperse widely)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

eject; force out; squeeze out; squirt (cause to come out in a squirt)

disperse; dot; dust; scatter; sprinkle (distribute loosely)

play (discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream)

volley (discharge in, or as if in, a volley)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

discharge (the pouring forth of a fluid)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Remove the charge from

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

charge (fill or load to capacity)

Derivation:

discharge (the act of discharging a gun)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

Example:

drop off the passengers at the hotel

Synonyms:

discharge; drop; drop off; put down; set down; unload

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

deliver (bring to a destination, make a delivery)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

wharf (discharge at a wharf)

air-drop (drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 10

Meaning:

Free from obligations or duties

Synonyms:

discharge; free

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discharge"):

disinvest; divest (deprive of status or authority)

relieve; take over (free someone temporarily from his or her obligations)

cut (discharge from a group)

clear (free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment)

cashier (discharge with dishonor, as in the army)

liberate; set free (grant freedom to)

disembroil; disentangle; disinvolve (free from involvement or entanglement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

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

Sense 11

Meaning:

Complete or carry out

Example:

discharge one's duties

Synonyms:

complete; discharge; dispatch

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "discharge" is one way to...):

accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

In the data from our first eight flybys, Juno's MWR detected 377 lightning discharges.

(Juno Solves 39-Year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning, NASA)

After seven days he was well enough to be discharged with the advice not to block both nostrils when sneezing in future.

(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

During the study period, from 2008 to 2015, the sheet had essentially no change in its rate of ice discharge — ice flow into the ocean.

(New Study Brings Antarctic Ice Loss Into Sharper Focus, NASA)

These are called interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs).

(Seizures disrupt memory network, NIH)

If you have a breast lump, pain, discharge or skin irritation, see your health care provider.

(Breast Diseases, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Not to mention the agrochemicals used in agriculture - their discharge on rivers contributes immensely to fish mortality.

(Amazon fish ‘face new threats’, SciDev.Net)

To confirm that lithium plating did not occur, they later fully discharged the cells and opened them for analysis.

(Modern Battery Design Can Charge Electric Car in 10 Minutes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Discharge can be normal or a sign of disease.

(Discharge, NCI Dictionary)

Painful sensation in one side of the abdomen between menstrual cycles, around the time of the discharge of the ovum from the ovarian follicle.

(Ovulation Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset.

(Petit Mal Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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