discharge

n 1: the sudden giving off of energy

2: the act of venting [syn: {venting}]

3: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: {emission}]

4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out

of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: {emission}, {expelling}]

5: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric

field [syn: {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc}, {electric

discharge}]

6: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {outpouring}, {run}]

7: the act of terminating someone's employment [syn: {dismissal},

{firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]

8: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {release},

{waiver}]

9: the act of discharging a gun [syn: {firing}, {firing off}]

v 1: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {dispatch},

{complete}]

2: pour forth or release; esp. of liquids

3: free from obligations or duties [syn: {free}]

4: remove the charge from [ant: {charge}]

5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {fire}, {go off}]

6: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was

cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {clear},

{exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]

7: eliminate, as of bodily substances [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {release}]

8: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: {fire}]

9: release from military service [syn: {muster out}] [ant: {enlist}]

10: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

[syn: {empty}] [ant: {fill}]