Discharge

  • 11Discharge — Dis*charge , v. i. To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely. [1913 Webster] The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not discharge. Bacon …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12discharge — [dis chärj′; ] also, & for n., usually [ dis′chärj΄] vt. discharged, discharging [ME dischargen < OFr descharger < VL * discarricare, to unload < L dis , from + carrus, wagon, CAR1] 1. to relieve of or release from something that burdens …

    English World dictionary

  • 13discharge — vb 1 *free, release, liberate, deliver, emancipate, manumit, enfranchise Analogous words: *eject, expel, oust, dismiss: eliminate, *exclude 2 *dismiss, cashier, drop, sack, fire, bounce Analogous words: displace …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14discharge — ► VERB 1) dismiss or allow to leave. 2) emit or send out (a liquid, gas, or other substance). 3) fire (a gun or missile). 4) do all that is required to fulfil (a responsibility). 5) release from a contract or obligation. 6) Physics release or… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15-discharge — discharge) ● charge …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16discharge — (1) The action of releasing a lien or the document in which the creditor relinquishes a lien. Also known as a satisfaction, a release, a reconveyance, or an extinguishment. However, release tends to be used in connection with both real and… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 17discharge — dis|charge1 [dısˈtʃa:dʒ US a:r ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(send somebody away)¦ 2¦(gas/liquid/smoke etc)¦ 3¦(shoot)¦ 4¦(duty/responsibility/debt etc)¦ 5¦(electricity)¦ 6¦(a wound)¦ 7¦(goods/passengers)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin:… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18discharge */*/ — I UK [dɪsˈtʃɑː(r)dʒ] / US [ˈdɪsˌtʃɑrdʒ] / US [dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ] verb Word forms discharge : present tense I/you/we/they discharge he/she/it discharges present participle discharging past tense discharged past participle discharged 1) [transitive,… …

    English dictionary

  • 19discharge — I n. 1) a dishonorable; general; honorable; medical discharge (from the armed forces) 2) a discharge from (a discharge from the hospital) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to discharge from (to discharge smb. from hospital/from the hospital) 2) (D; tr.) to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 20discharge — To release; liberate; annul; unburden; disincumber; dismiss. To extinguish an obligation (e.g. a person s liability on an instrument); terminate employment of person; release, as from prison, confinement or military service. Discharge is a… …

    Black's law dictionary