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discerp

discharge


Definition: Meaning of, discharge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪsˈʧɑːʤ /

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discharge discharged discharged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
discharging discharges
  1. send somebody away [transitive] to officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially the hospital or the army, navy etc, or to tell them that they must leave
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  2. gas/liquid/smoke etc [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to send out gas, liquid, smoke etc, or to allow it to escape
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  3. shoot [transitive] formal to fire a gun or shoot an ARROW etc
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  4. duty/responsibility/debt etc [transitive] formal to do or pay what you have a duty to do or pay
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  5. electricity [intransitive and transitive] if a piece of electrical equipment discharges, or if it is discharged, it sends out electricity
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  6. a wound [intransitive and transitive] if a wound or body part discharges a substance such as PUS (= infected liquid), the substance slowly comes out of it
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  7. goods/passengers [transitive] formal to take goods or passengers off a ship, plane etc
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discharge discharges
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  1. [uncountable] when you officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially the hospital or their job in the army, navy etc
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  2. [uncountable and countable] when gas, liquid, smoke etc is sent out, or the substance that is sent out
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  3. [uncountable and countable] when a substance slowly comes out of a wound or part of your body, or the substance that comes out
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  4. [uncountable and countable] electricity that is sent out by a piece of equipment, a storm etc
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  5. [uncountable] when someone performs a duty or pays a debt
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  6. [uncountable] when someone shoots a gun
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discharge used in phrases

  • brush discharge (noun)
    1. discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
  • conditional discharge (noun)
    1. a judgment made by a court that allows someone who has done something illegal not to be punished if they obey rules set by the court
  • corona discharge (noun)
    1. an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
  • discharge lamp (noun)
    1. a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas
  • discharge pipe (noun)
    1. a pipe through which fluids can be discharged
  • dishonorable discharge (noun)
    1. as sabotage, espionage, cowardice or murder a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense
  • dishonourable discharge (noun)
    1. an order to someone to leave the army, navy etc, because they have behaved in a morally unacceptable way
  • electric discharge (noun)
    1. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  • electric-discharge lamp (noun)
    1. an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
  • electrical discharge (noun)
    1. a discharge of electricity
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