| discharge | | |
| n. (event) | 1. discharge | the sudden giving off of energy. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity. |
| ~ blowup, detonation, explosion | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| ~ eruption, volcanic eruption | the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material. |
| n. (act) | 2. discharge, venting | the act of venting. |
| ~ emission, emanation | the act of emitting; causing to flow forth. |
| n. (substance) | 3. discharge, emission | a substance that is emitted or released. |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ exudate, exudation | a substance that oozes out from plant pores. |
| ~ transudate, transudation | a substance that transudes. |
| ~ effluvium | a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste). |
| ~ rheum | a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose). |
| ~ vaginal discharge | discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white. |
| n. (process) | 4. discharge, emission, expelling | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body.; "the discharge of pus" |
| ~ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity | an organic process that takes place in the body.; "respiratory activity" |
| ~ ejaculation | the discharge of semen in males. |
| ~ excreting, excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation | the bodily process of discharging waste matter. |
| ~ catamenia, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period, flow | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark | electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field. |
| ~ brush discharge | discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles. |
| ~ corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, saint elmo's fire, saint elmo's light, saint ulmo's fire, saint ulmo's light, st. elmo's fire, corona | an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere. |
| ~ flashover | an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator). |
| ~ electrical conduction | the passage of electricity through a conductor. |
| n. (event) | 6. discharge, outpouring, run | the pouring forth of a fluid. |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ spirt, spurt, jet, squirt | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid). |
| ~ leakage, outflow, leak, escape | the discharge of a fluid from some container.; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" |
| n. (act) | 7. discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| ~ superannuation | the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ conge, congee | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal. |
| ~ removal | dismissal from office. |
| ~ deactivation, inactivation | breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges). |
| ~ honorable discharge | a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record. |
| ~ dishonorable discharge | a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder). |
| ~ section eight | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable. |
| n. (act) | 8. discharge, release, waiver | a formal written statement of relinquishment. |
| ~ relinquishing, relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.. |
| ~ granting immunity, exemption, immunity | an act exempting someone.; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" |
| n. (act) | 9. discharge, firing, firing off | the act of discharging a gun. |
| ~ shooting, shot | the act of firing a projectile.; "his shooting was slow but accurate" |
| ~ gun | the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies.; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" |
| v. (social) | 10. complete, discharge, dispatch | complete or carry out.; "discharge one's duties" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| v. (contact) | 11. discharge | pour forth or release.; "discharge liquids" |
| ~ squirt, eject, force out, squeeze out | cause to come out in a squirt.; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" |
| ~ disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
| ~ play | discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream.; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day" |
| ~ volley | discharge in, or as if in, a volley.; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" |
| ~ spread, distribute | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| v. (social) | 12. discharge, free | free from obligations or duties. |
| ~ disinvest, divest | deprive of status or authority.; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" |
| ~ relieve, take over | free someone temporarily from his or her obligations. |
| ~ cut | discharge from a group.; "The coach cut two players from the team" |
| ~ clear | free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment.; "Clear the ship and let it dock" |
| ~ cashier | discharge with dishonor, as in the army. |
| ~ set free, liberate | grant freedom to.; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" |
| ~ disembroil, disinvolve, disentangle | free from involvement or entanglement.; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?" |
| v. (contact) | 13. discharge | remove the charge from. |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (competition) | 14. discharge, fire, go off | go off or discharge.; "The gun fired" |
| v. (communication) | 15. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ vindicate | clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof.; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel" |
| ~ whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data. |
| ~ purge | clear of a charge. |
| ~ pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on.; "They labeled him unfit to work here" |
| v. (body) | 16. discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | eliminate (a substance).; "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
| ~ cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth. |
| ~ blow | free of obstruction by blowing air through.; "blow one's nose" |
| ~ ejaculate | eject semen. |
| ~ abort | terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion. |
| ~ ovulate | produce and discharge eggs.; "women ovulate about once every month" |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| ~ bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood | lose blood from one's body. |
| ~ eruct, spew out, spew | eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" |
| ~ fester, suppurate, maturate | ripen and generate pus.; "her wounds are festering" |
| ~ emit, pass off, breathe | expel (gases or odors). |
| v. (contact) | 17. discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload | leave or unload.; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" |
| ~ deliver | bring to a destination, make a delivery.; "our local super market delivers" |
| ~ wharf | discharge at a wharf.; "wharf the passengers" |
| ~ air-drop | drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter. |
| v. (competition) | 18. discharge, fire | cause to go off.; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" |
| ~ pop | fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise.; "The soldiers were popping" |
| ~ go off, discharge, fire | go off or discharge.; "The gun fired" |
| ~ let drive, let fly, loose off | fire as from a gun.; "The soldiers let drive their bullets" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ fusillade | attack with fusillade. |
| v. (competition) | 19. discharge, muster out | release from military service. |
| ~ deactivate | remove from active military status or reassign.; "The men were deactivated after five years of service" |
| ~ demob, demobilise, demobilize | retire from military service. |
| ~ demobilise, demobilize, inactivate | release from military service or remove from the active list of military service. |
| ~ cannon | fire a cannon. |
| ~ let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| v. (change) | 20. discharge, empty | become empty or void of its content.; "The room emptied" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ flow away, flow off | flow off or away gradually.; "The water flowed off from the pipe" |
| pour | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| ~ pour forth, shed, spill | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities.; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" |
| ~ dribble, drip, drop | let or cause to fall in drops.; "dribble oil into the mixture" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ transfuse | pour out of one vessel into another. |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ effuse, pour out | pour out.; "effused brine" |
| ~ decant, pour out, pour | pour out.; "the sommelier decanted the wines" |
| v. (motion) | 2. pour, pullulate, stream, swarm, teem | move in large numbers.; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" |
| ~ crowd together, crowd | to gather together in large numbers.; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
| ~ spill out, spill over, pour out | be disgorged.; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" |
| v. (motion) | 3. decant, pour, pour out | pour out.; "the sommelier decanted the wines" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| v. (motion) | 4. pour | flow in a spurt.; "Water poured all over the floor" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ gush, spirt, spout, spurt | gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.; "water gushed forth" |
| ~ regurgitate | pour or rush back.; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle" |
| v. (possession) | 5. pour | supply in large amounts or quantities.; "We poured money into the education of our children" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (weather) | 6. pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream | rain heavily.; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" |
| ~ rain, rain down | precipitate as rain.; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" |
| ~ sheet | come down as if in sheets.; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon" |
| ~ sluice, sluice down | pour as if from a sluice.; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef" |
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