Discharge

  • 31discharge — discharges, discharging, discharged (The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪstʃɑ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]dɪ̱stʃɑː(r)ʤ[/t]].) 1) VERB When someone is discharged from hospital, prison, or one of the armed services, they are officially allowed… …

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  • 32discharge — 1. verb 1) he was discharged from service Syn: dismiss, eject, expel, throw out, make redundant, release, let go; Military cashier; informal sack, fire 2) he was discharged from prison Syn: release …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 33discharge — dischargeable, adj. discharger, n. v. /dis chahrj /; n. /dis chahrj, dis chahrj /, v., discharged, discharging, n. v.t. 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship. 2. to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New… …

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  • 34discharge — verb (discharged, discharging) –verb (t) /dɪsˈtʃadʒ / (say dis chahj) 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload (a ship, etc.). 2. to remove, send forth, or get rid of (a charge, lead, etc.). 3. to fire; shoot: discharge a gun. 4. to pour forth,… …

  • 35discharge —   1. Dismiss. Ho oku u, ho opau, kipaku, lū, kaiehu.    ♦ Discharge, as from army, palapala ho oku,u loa.    ♦ Dishonorable discharge, ho opau ho o ino ia aku.    ♦ Discharge of seamen, ho oku u i nā luina.   2. See unload.    ♦ Permit to… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 36discharge — noun / dɪstʃɑ:dʒ/ 1. a payment of debt ♦ in full discharge of a debt as full payment of a debt 2. ♦ in discharge of her duties as director while carrying out her duties as director ■ verb /dɪs tʃɑ:dʒ/ 1. ♦ to discharge a bankrupt to release… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 37discharge — Noun: The performance of an obligation or duty. A release because of performance or as a matter of grace. Union Bank v Powell s Heirs, 3 Fla 175. A release of a debtor in insolvency proceedings by operation of law. 29 Am J Rev ed Insolv § 88. A… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 38discharge —    to ejaculate semen    As from Pistol s gun:     I will discharge upon her, Sir John, with two bullets. (Shakespeare, 2 Henry W the bullets were his testicles)    Discharge, meaning to dismiss from employment, comes from the literal meaning to… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 39discharge — dis•charge v. [[t]dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship[/ex] 2) to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York[/ex] 3) mil to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40discharge — In medicine, a fluid that comes out of the body. Discharge can be normal or a sign of disease. Discharge also means release of a patient from care …

    English dictionary of cancer terms