discharge - noun

the sudden giving off of energy

the act of venting

a substance that is emitted or released

any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

the pouring forth of a fluid

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

a formal written statement of relinquishment

the act of discharging a gun

discharge - verb

• complete or carry out
• pour forth or release
• free from obligations or duties
• remove the charge from
• go off or discharge
• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
• eliminate (a substance)
• leave or unload
• cause to go off
• release from military service
• become empty or void of its content

discharge - thesaurus

acquit   arc   assoil   clear   complete   dismissal   dismission   dispatch   drop   eject   emission   empty   exculpate   exhaust   exonerate   expel   expelling   fire   firing   free   liberation   outpouring   release   run   sack   sacking   spark   unload   venting   waiver