Sounds | dihschaa'rjh; dih'schaa.rjh | |
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Rhymes | barge ... surcharge: 11 rhymes with aarjh... |
Meaning | The sudden giving off of energy. | |
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Narrower | electrical discharge | A discharge of electricity |
explosion, detonation, blowup | A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | |
volcanic eruption, eruption | The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material | |
Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
Spanish | descarga | |
Catalan | descàrrega |
Meaning | The act of venting. | |
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Synonym | venting | |
Broader | emission, emanation | The act of emitting |
Spanish | descarga |
Meaning | A substance that is emitted / emitted or released. | |
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Synonym | emission | |
Narrower | effluvium | A foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) |
exudate, exudation | A substance that oozes out from plant pores / pores | |
rheum | A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose) | |
transudate, transudation | A substance that transudes | |
vaginal discharge | Discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina | |
Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
Spanish | emisión | |
Catalan | emissió |
Meaning | Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body. | |
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Example | "the discharge of pus" | |
Synonyms | emission, expelling | |
Narrower | ejaculation | The discharge of semen in males |
elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding | The bodily process of discharging waste matter | |
menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow | The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | |
Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
Spanish | eliminación, expulsión | |
Catalan | eliminació, expulsió | |
Verbs | discharge | eliminate (a substance) |
Meaning | electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field. | |
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Synonyms | spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge | |
Narrower | brush discharge | Discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles |
corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow | An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | |
flashover | An unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) | |
Broader | electrical conduction | The passage of electricity through a conductor / conductor |
Spanish | arco voltaico, chispa, descarga eléctrica | |
Catalan | arc elèctric, arc |
Meaning | The pouring forth of a fluid. | |
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Synonyms | outpouring, run | |
Narrower | escape, leak, leakage, outflow | The discharge of a fluid from some container |
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt | The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid / liquid) | |
Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
Spanish | caudal, descarga, efusión, vertido | |
Verbs | discharge | pour forth or release |
Meaning | The termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart). | |
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Synonyms | dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | |
Narrower | Section Eight | A discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable |
conge, congee | An abrupt and unceremonious dismissal | |
deactivation, inactivation | Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) | |
dishonorable discharge | A discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) | |
honorable discharge | A discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record | |
removal | dismissal from office | |
superannuation | The act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) | |
Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
Spanish | cese, despedida, despido, destitución, liberación | |
Catalan | acomiadament, destitució | |
Verbs | discharge | free from obligations or duties |
Meaning | A formal written statement of relinquishment. | |
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Synonyms | release, waiver | |
Narrower | exemption, immunity, granting immunity | An act exempting someone |
Broader | relinquishment, relinquishing | The act of giving up and abandoning / abandoning a struggle / struggle / struggle or task etc. |
Spanish | abdicación, despido, renuncia | |
Catalan | exempció, renúncia | |
Verbs | discharge | release from military service |
Meaning | The act of discharging a gun. | |
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Synonyms | firing, firing off | |
Narrower | gun | The discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ... / military ceremonies |
Broader | shooting, shot | The act of firing a projectile |
Spanish | descarga | |
Catalan | descàrrega | |
Verbs | discharge | cause to go off |
discharge | go off or discharge | |
discharge | remove the charge from |
Meaning | complete or carry out. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "discharge one's duties" | |
Synonyms | dispatch, complete | |
Broader | carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil | put in effect |
Spanish | completar, cumplir, despachar | |
Catalan | completar |
Meaning | pour forth or release. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "discharge liquids" | |
Narrower | play | Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream |
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse | Distribute loosely | |
squirt, force out, squeeze out, eject | Cause to come out in a squirt | |
volley | Discharge in, or as if in, a volley | |
Broader | spread, distribute | Distribute or disperse widely |
Spanish | descargar, echar | |
Catalan | abocar, descarregar | |
Nouns | discharge | the pouring forth of a fluid |
Meaning | Free from obligations or duties. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonym | free | |
Narrower | cashier | Discharge with dishonor, as in the army |
clear | Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | |
cut | Discharge from a group | |
disinvolve, disembroil, disentangle | Free from involvement or entanglement | |
divest, disinvest | deprive of status or authority | |
liberate, set free | grant freedom to | |
take over, relieve | Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations | |
Spanish | descargar, liberar | |
Catalan | alliberar, descarregar | |
Nouns | discharge | the termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart) |
Meaning | Remove the charge from. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Opposite | charge | Fill or load to capacity |
Spanish | descargar | |
Catalan | descarregar | |
Nouns | discharge | the act of discharging a gun |
Meaning | go off or discharge. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | fire, go off | |
Caused by | fire, discharge | Cause to go off |
Spanish | descargar, disparar | |
Catalan | descarregar, disparar, fer foc | |
Nouns | discharge | the act of discharging a gun |
Meaning | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
Model | They want to discharge the prisoners | |
Synonyms | acquit, assoil, clear, exonerate, exculpate | |
Entails | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
Narrower | purge | Clear of a charge |
vindicate | Clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof | |
whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | |
Broader | pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
Opposite | convict | Find or declare guilty |
Spanish | absolver, descargar, exculpar, exonerar | |
Catalan | descarregar, exculpar, exonerar |
Meaning | Eliminate (a substance). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | exhaust, expel, eject, release | |
Narrower | abort | terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion |
blow | Free of obstruction by blowing air through | |
ejaculate | Eject semen | |
emit, breathe, pass off | Expel (gases or odors) | |
excrete, egest, eliminate, pass | Eliminate from the body | |
expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out | Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | |
fester, maturate, suppurate | ripen and generate pus | |
ovulate | produce and discharge eggs | |
shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage | Lose blood from one's body | |
spew, spew out, eruct | Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical | |
Spanish | expeler, expulsar | |
Catalan | expel·lir, expulsar | |
Nouns | discharge | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body |
Meaning | Leave or unload. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload | |
Narrower | air-drop | Drop (an object) from the air |
wharf | Discharge at a wharf | |
Broader | deliver | Bring to a destination, make a delivery |
Spanish | dejar, descargar | |
Catalan | deixar, descarregar |
Meaning | Cause to go off. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | fire | |
Cause to | fire, discharge, go off | go off or discharge |
Entailed by | trigger | Release or pull the trigger on |
Narrower | blast, shoot | Fire a shot |
fusillade | attack with fusillade | |
loose off, let fly, let drive | fire as from a gun | |
pop | fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise | |
Spanish | descargar, despedir, disparar, echar | |
Catalan | descarregar, disparar, fer foc, fer fora | |
Nouns | discharge | the act of discharging a gun |
Meaning | Release from military service. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | muster out | |
Narrower | cannon | fire a cannon |
deactivate | Remove from active military status or reassign | |
demobilize, demobilise, demob | Retire from military service | |
demobilize, inactivate, demobilise | Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service | |
Broader | let go of, let go, release, relinquish | Release, as from one's grip |
Opposite | enlist, draft, muster in | Engage somebody to enter the army |
Spanish | dar de baja, descargar, sacar de filas | |
Nouns | discharge | a formal written statement of relinquishment |
Meaning | Become empty or void of its content. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonym | empty | |
Caused by | empty | make void or empty of contents |
Narrower | flow away, flow off | flow off or away gradually |
Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Opposite | fill, fill up | Become full |
Spanish | desalojar, descargarse, descargar, desocupar, vaciar | |
Catalan | buidar, desallotjar, descarregar-se, descarregar, desocupar |
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