discharge
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
discharges;
discharged;
discharging
discharges;
discharged;
discharging
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISCHARGE
1
[+ object]
:
to allow (someone) to leave a hospital, prison, etc.
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She's due to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
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Discharge the prisoners.
2
[+ object]
a
:
to take away the job of (someone)
:
to end the employment of (someone)
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The company illegally discharged [=fired] several union organizers.
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We had to discharge several employees last week.
b
:
to end the service of (someone) in a formal or official way
:
to release (someone) from duty
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Thousands of soldiers were discharged after the war.
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The judge discharged the jury.
3
:
to shoot or fire (a weapon)
[+ object]
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The ship discharged missiles against enemy targets.
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discharging a firearm
[no object]
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The gun failed to discharge.
4
[+ object]
:
to allow (someone) to get out of a vehicle
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The bus had stopped to discharge [=let off] passengers.
5
a
:
to send out (a liquid, gas, or waste material)
[+ object]
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Smokestacks from the factory discharge [=emit] chemicals into the air.
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discharging pollution into a lake
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The wound began to discharge pus.
[no object]
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a river that discharges [=flows] into the ocean
b
:
to send out (electricity)
[+ object]
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discharge electricity from a battery
[no object]
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allowing the electricity to discharge safely
6
[+ object]
formal
a
:
to do what is required by (something)
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He vowed to faithfully discharge [=fulfill] the duties/responsibilities of his office.
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discharging an obligation
b
:
to pay (a debt)
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They have failed to discharge their debts.
plural
discharges
plural
discharges
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISCHARGE
1
:
the release of someone from a hospital, prison, etc.
[noncount]
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The doctors approved her discharge from the hospital.
[count]
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early hospital discharges
2
a
:
the act of firing or dismissing someone from a job
[noncount]
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Several former employees are suing the company for wrongful discharge.
[count]
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a discharge from employment
b
[count]
:
the act of ending a person's service to the military
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After his discharge from the military, he went to college to become a teacher.
◊ A dishonorable discharge is given to a soldier who has done something wrong and is forced to leave the military.
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He was court-martialed for improper conduct and left the navy with a dishonorable discharge.
◊ An honorable discharge is given to a soldier who has not done anything wrong and is not being forced to leave.
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He went to college after receiving an honorable discharge from the army.
3
:
the act of firing a weapon
[noncount]
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The damage was caused by accidental discharge of a hunting rifle.
[count]
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a rapid discharge from a gun
4
a
[count]
:
a liquid or gas that flows out of something
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a clear discharge from the nose and eyes
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nasal discharges
b
[noncount]
:
the movement of a liquid or gas from something
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The factory was charged with the illegal discharge of pollution into a stream.
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the discharge of pus from a wound
5
[count]
:
a flow of electricity
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an electrical discharge
6
formal
:
the act of doing what is required or of paying a debt
[noncount]
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the discharge of debts/obligations
[count]
-
a discharge of debt
