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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dihs
charj
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dIs
charj
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| inflections: |
discharges, discharging, discharged |
| definition 1: |
to shoot or emit.
They discharged a cannon at the fort.These grenades discharge tear gas.- synonyms:
- emit, fire, shoot
- antonyms:
- absorb
- similar words:
- detonate, eject, empty, expel, explode, fume, gun, issue, launch, send, trigger, vent, void, well
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| definition 2: |
to perform (a duty) or carry out (an obligation or responsibility).
It was a dangerous mission, but the soldiers discharged their duty with courage.- synonyms:
- accomplish, carry out, execute, fulfill, perform
- similar words:
- complete, consummate, do, effect, expedite, finish, settle, transact
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| definition 3: |
to dismiss (an employee or the like).
He was discharged from his job at the bank.- synonyms:
- dismiss, fire, terminate
- antonyms:
- engage, hire, recruit
- similar words:
- ax, bounce, can, cashier, lay off, oust, release, remove, retire, sack
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| definition 4: |
to release (a prisoner, hospital patient, or the like).
The doctors found nothing wrong with her, and she was discharged from the hospital.- synonyms:
- dismiss, release
- antonyms:
- admit, confine, hospitalize, imprison, incarcerate
- similar words:
- free, liberate
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| definition 5: |
to pay (a debt).
He felt relieved after he discharged his debt.- synonyms:
- liquidate, pay, settle
- antonyms:
- incur
- similar words:
- extinguish, pay off, redeem, repay, requite, satisfy
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| definition 6: |
to unload, empty, or release.
The ship discharged its catch of fish.The factory discharged smoke into the air.- synonyms:
- empty, unload
- antonyms:
- load
- similar words:
- disburden, exhaust, release, remove, vent, void, well
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| definition 7: |
to cause to lose or release (an electric charge).
- antonyms:
- charge
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| related words: |
accomplish, acquit, disgorge, dismiss, drain, drop, dump, eliminate, emancipate, erupt, evacuate, evolve, execute, exhale, fill, flush, kick out, leak, move, obey, pardon, pass, secrete, spend, spout, stream, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dihs
charj
[or]
dIs
charj
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| definition 1: |
to get rid of a load or release contents.
a waste bin that discharges into an incinerator- synonyms:
- empty, unload
- antonyms:
- load
- similar words:
- disgorge
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| definition 2: |
to fire something such as a weapon.
- synonyms:
- fire, shoot
- similar words:
- gun, loose, pop
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| definition 3: |
to lose or release an electrical charge.
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| related words: |
belch, drain, eject, exhale, fume, issue, leak, run, tear |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
dIs
charj
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| definition 1: |
the act of firing a weapon or projectile.
His accidental discharge of the gun caused serious injury to a police officer.- synonyms:
- detonation, firing, shot
- similar words:
- fusillade, issue, pop, salvo, volley
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| definition 2: |
the act or an instance of ejecting or emitting.
Discharge of waste into the river is now prohibited.- synonyms:
- ejection, emission, issue
- similar words:
- expulsion, secretion, suppuration
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| definition 3: |
something ejected or emitted, or the rate or amount of emission.
Discharge from the factory can be smelled in the air.- synonyms:
- emission
- similar words:
- flow, fume, secretion, waste
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| definition 4: |
the release from an obligation or duty.
- synonyms:
- exoneration
- antonyms:
- charge
- similar words:
- absolution, layoff, manumission, pardon, release, reprieve
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| definition 5: |
a release or dismissal from military service, or the document thereof.
After his discharge from the army, he found it difficult to find adjust to civilian life.- synonyms:
- demobilization
- similar words:
- dismissal, release, walking papers
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| definition 6: |
the act of unloading, emptying, or releasing contents, or the contents so unloaded or released.
- synonyms:
- unloading
- similar words:
- removal, transfer
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| definition 7: |
the release, transfer, or loss of an electric charge.
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| related words: |
drain, egress, exhaust, explosion, leak, matter, ooze, ouster |
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| derivations: |
dischargeable (adj.), discharger (n.) |
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