English noun: discharge | |||
1. | discharge (event) the sudden giving off of energy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blowup, detonation, electrical discharge, eruption, explosion, volcanic eruption | ||
2. | discharge (act) the act of venting | ||
Synonyms | venting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emanation, emission | ||
3. | discharge (substance) a substance that is emitted or released | ||
Synonyms | emission | ||
Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | effluvium, exudate, exudation, rheum, transudate, transudation, vaginal discharge | ||
4. | discharge (process) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | ||
Samples | The discharge of pus. | ||
Synonyms | emission, expelling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catamenia, ejaculation, elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period, voiding | ||
5. | discharge (phenomenon) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field | ||
Synonyms | arc, electric arc, electric discharge, spark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | electrical conduction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brush discharge, corona, corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, flashover, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire | ||
6. | discharge (event) the pouring forth of a fluid | ||
Synonyms | outpouring, run | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | escape, jet, leak, leakage, outflow, spirt, spurt, squirt | ||
7. | discharge (act) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||
Synonyms | dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conge, congee, deactivation, dishonorable discharge, honorable discharge, inactivation, removal, Section Eight, superannuation | ||
8. | discharge (act) a formal written statement of relinquishment | ||
Synonyms | release, waiver | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relinquishing, relinquishment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | exemption, granting immunity, immunity | ||
9. | discharge (act) the act of discharging a gun | ||
Synonyms | firing, firing off | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shooting, shot | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gun | ||
English verb: discharge | |||
1. | discharge (social) complete or carry out | ||
Samples | Discharge one's duties. | ||
Synonyms | complete, dispatch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | ||
2. | discharge (contact) pour forth or release | ||
Samples | Discharge liquids. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distribute, spread | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disperse, dot, dust, eject, force out, play, scatter, sprinkle, squeeze out, squirt, volley | ||
3. | discharge (social) free from obligations or duties | ||
Synonyms | free | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cashier, clear, cut, disembroil, disentangle, disinvest, disinvolve, divest, liberate, relieve, set free, take over | ||
4. | discharge (contact) remove the charge from | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Antonyms | charge | ||
5. | discharge (competition) go off or discharge | ||
Samples | The gun fired. | ||
Synonyms | fire, go off | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
6. | discharge (communication) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | ||
Samples | The suspect was cleared of the murder charges. | ||
Examples | They want to discharge the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | acquit, assoil, clear, exculpate, exonerate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judge, label, pronounce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purge, vindicate, whitewash | ||
Entail | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Antonyms | convict | ||
7. | discharge (body) eliminate (a substance) | ||
Samples | Combustion products are exhausted in the engine. The plant releases a gas. | ||
Synonyms | eject, exhaust, expel, release | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abort, bleed, blow, breathe, cough out, cough up, egest, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eruct, excrete, expectorate, fester, hemorrhage, maturate, ovulate, pass, pass off, shed blood, spew, spew out, spit out, spit up, suppurate | ||
8. | discharge (contact) leave or unload | ||
Samples | Unload the cargo. Drop off the passengers at the hotel. | ||
Synonyms | drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deliver | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | air-drop, wharf | ||
9. | discharge (competition) cause to go off | ||
Samples | Fire a gun. Fire a bullet. | ||
Synonyms | fire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blast, fusillade, let drive, let fly, loose off, pop, shoot | ||
Cause | discharge, fire, go off | ||
10. | discharge (competition) release from military service | ||
Synonyms | muster out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cannon, deactivate, demob, demobilise, demobilise, demobilize, demobilize, inactivate | ||
Antonyms | muster in, draft, enlist | ||
11. | discharge (change) become empty or void of its content | ||
Samples | The room emptied. | ||
Synonyms | empty | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flow away, flow off | ||
Antonyms | fill, fill up | ||