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discharge

/dɪsˈʧɑɚʤ/

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verb

-charges; -charged; -charging

[+ obj] :to allow (someone) to leave a hospital, prison, etc.

She's due to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.

Discharge the prisoners.

[+ obj] to take away the job of (someone) :to end the employment of (someone)

The company illegally discharged [=fired] several union organizers.

We had to discharge several employees last week.

to end the service of (someone) in a formal or official way

Thousands of soldiers were discharged after the war. :to release (someone) from duty

The judge discharged the jury.

to shoot or fire (a weapon) [+ obj]

The ship discharged missiles against enemy targets.

discharging a firearm [no obj]

The gun failed to discharge.

[+ obj] :to allow (someone) to get out of a vehicle

The bus had stopped to discharge [=let off] passengers.

to send out (a liquid, gas, or waste material) [+ obj]

Smokestacks from the factory discharge [=emit] chemicals into the air.

discharging pollution into a lake

The wound began to discharge pus. [no obj]

a river that discharges [=flows] into the ocean

to send out (electricity) [+ obj]

discharge electricity from a battery [no obj]

allowing the electricity to discharge safely

[+ obj] formal

to do what is required by (something)

He vowed to faithfully discharge [=fulfill] the duties/responsibilities of his office.

discharging an obligation

to pay (a debt)

They have failed to discharge their debts.

noun

plural -charges

the release of someone from a hospital, prison, etc. [noncount]

The doctors approved her discharge from the hospital. [count]

early hospital discharges

the act of firing or dismissing someone from a job [noncount]

Several former employees are suing the company for wrongful discharge. [count]

a discharge from employment

[count] :the act of ending a person's service to the military

After his discharge from the military, he went to college to become a teacher.

A dishonorable discharge is given to a soldier who has done something wrong and is forced to leave the military.

He was court-martialed for improper conduct and left the navy with a dishonorable discharge.

An honorable discharge is given to a soldier who has not done anything wrong and is not being forced to leave.

He went to college after receiving an honorable discharge from the army.

the act of firing a weapon [noncount]

The damage was caused by accidental discharge of a hunting rifle. [count]

a rapid discharge from a gun

[count] :a liquid or gas that flows out of something

a clear discharge from the nose and eyes

nasal discharges

[noncount] :the movement of a liquid or gas from something

The factory was charged with the illegal discharge of pollution into a stream.

the discharge of pus from a wound

[count] :a flow of electricity

an electrical discharge

formal :the act of doing what is required or of paying a debt [noncount]

the discharge of debts/obligations [count]

a discharge of debt