| Sounds | dihschaa'rjh; dih'schaa.rjh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | barge ... surcharge: 11 rhymes with aarjh... | |
| Meaning | The sudden giving off of energy. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | venting | |
| Broader | emission, emanation | The act of emitting |
| Spanish | descarga | |
| Meaning | A substance that is emitted / emitted or released. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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