Noun
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the act of discharging a gun
- firing off -
a formal written statement of relinquishment
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the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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the pouring forth of a fluid
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electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- electric arc - electric discharge -
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
"the discharge of pus"
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a substance that is emitted or released
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the act of venting
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the sudden giving off of energy
Verb
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become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
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release from military service
- muster out -
cause to go off
"fire a gun"
"fire a bullet"
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leave or unload
"unload the cargo"
"drop off the passengers at the hotel"
- drop off - set down - put down -
eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are exhausted in the engine"
"the plant releases a gas"
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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
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go off or discharge
"The gun fired"
- go off -
remove the charge from
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free from obligations or duties
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pour forth or release
"discharge liquids"
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complete or carry out
"discharge one's duties"