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dis·charge
(dĭs-chärj′)v. dis·charged, dis·charg·ing, dis·charg·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty: discharge a patient; discharge a soldier.
b. To let go; empty out: a train discharging commuters.
c. To pour forth; emit: a vent discharging steam.
d. To shoot: discharge a pistol.
2. To remove from office or employment. See Synonyms at dismiss.
3. To perform the obligations or demands of (an office, duty, or task).
4. To comply with the terms of (a debt or promise, for example).
5. Law To release from debt, as in bankruptcy.
6. To remove (color) from cloth, as by chemical bleaching.
7. Electricity To cause the release of stored energy or electric charge from (a battery, for example).
8. Architecture
a. To apportion (weight) evenly, as over a door.
b. To relieve (a part) of excess weight by distribution of pressure.
9. To clear the record of the loan of (a returned library book).
10.
a. To relieve (a ship, for example) of a burden or of contents; unload.
b. To unload or empty (contents).
v.intr.
1.
a. To go off; fire: The musket discharged loudly.
b. To pour forth, emit, or release contents.
c. To become blurred, as a color or dye; run.
2. To undergo the release of stored energy or electric charge.
3. To get rid of a burden, load, or weight.
n. (dĭs′chärj′, dĭs-chärj′)
1. The act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon.
2.
a. A flowing out or pouring forth; emission; secretion: a discharge of pus.
b. The amount or rate of emission or ejection.
c. Something that is discharged, released, emitted, or excreted: a watery discharge.
3. The act or an instance of removing an obligation, burden, or responsibility.
4.
a. Fulfillment of the terms of something, such as a debt or promise.
b. Performance, as of an office or duty.
5.
a. Dismissal or release from employment, service, care, or confinement.
b. An official document certifying such release, especially from military service.
6. Electricity
a. Release of stored energy in a capacitor by the flow of current between its terminals.
b. Conversion of chemical energy to electric energy in a storage battery.
c. A flow of electricity in a dielectric, especially in a rarefied gas.
d. Elimination of net electric charge from a charged body.
7. The act of removing a load or burden.
[Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Vulgar Latin *discarricāre, to unload : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin carricāre, to load; see charge.]
dis·charge′a·ble adj.
dis′charg·ee′ n.
dis·charg′er n.
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discharge
vb
1. (tr) to release or allow to go: the hospital discharged the patient.
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr) to dismiss from or relieve of duty, office, employment, etc
3. (Military) (tr) to dismiss from or relieve of duty, office, employment, etc
4. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fire or be fired, as a gun
5. to pour forth or cause to pour forth: the boil discharges pus.
6. (Nautical Terms) (tr) to remove (the cargo) from (a boat, etc); unload
7. (tr) to perform (the duties of) or meet (the demands of an office, obligation, etc): he discharged his responsibilities as mayor.
8. (tr) to relieve oneself of (a responsibility, debt, etc)
9. (General Physics) (intr) physics
a. to lose or remove electric charge
b. to form an arc, spark, or corona in a gas
c. to take or supply electrical current from a cell or battery
10. (Law) (tr) law to release (a prisoner from custody, etc)
11. (Dyeing) (tr) to remove dye from (a fabric), as by bleaching
12. (Dyeing) (intr) (of a dye or colour) to blur or run
13. (Civil Engineering) (tr) architect
a. to spread (weight) evenly over a supporting member
b. to relieve a member of (excess weight) by distribution of pressure
n
14. a person or thing that is discharged
15. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms)
a. dismissal or release from an office, job, institution, etc
b. the document certifying such release
16. (Military)
a. dismissal or release from an office, job, institution, etc
b. the document certifying such release
17. the fulfilment of an obligation or release from a responsibility or liability: honourable discharge.
18. (Nautical Terms) the act of removing a load, as of cargo
19. a pouring forth of a fluid; emission
20. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. the act of firing a projectile
b. the volley, bullet, missile, etc, fired
21. (Law) law
a. a release, as of a person held under legal restraint
b. an annulment, as of a court order
22. (General Physics) physics
a. the act or process of removing or losing charge or of equalizing a potential difference
b. a transient or continuous conduction of electricity through a gas by the formation and movement of electrons and ions in an applied electric field
(General Physics) the volume of fluid flowing along a pipe or a channel in unit time
disˈchargeable adj
disˈcharger n
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dis•charge
(v. dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; n. ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ)v. -charged, -charg•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
2. to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York.
3. to fire or shoot (a firearm or missile).
4. to pour forth; emit: to discharge oil.
5. to relieve oneself of (an obligation, burden, etc.).
6. to relieve of obligation, responsibility, etc.
7. to fulfill, perform, or execute (a duty, function, etc.).
8. to relieve or deprive of office, employment, etc.; dismiss from service.
9. to release, send away, or allow to go (often fol. by from): They discharged him from prison.
10. to pay (a debt).
11. Law.
a. to release (a defendant, esp. one under confinement).
b. to release (a bankrupt) from former debts.
c. to cancel (a contract).
12. to order (a legislative committee) to cease further consideration of a bill so that it can be voted on.
13. to rid (a battery, capacitor, etc.) of a charge of electricity.
14. to release or remove (dye or color) from a textile, as by chemical bleaching.
v.i. 15. to get rid of a burden or load.
16. to deliver a charge or load.
17. to pour forth.
18. to go off or fire, as a firearm or missile.
19. to blur or run, as a color or dye.
20. to lose or give up a charge of electricity.
n. 21. the act of discharging a ship, load, etc.
22. the act of firing a weapon, as a gun, by exploding the charge of powder.
23. a sending or coming forth, as of water from a pipe; ejection; emission.
24. the rate or amount of such issue.
25. something sent forth or emitted.
26. a relieving, ridding, or getting rid of something of the nature of a charge.
27. Law.
a. an acquittal or exoneration.
b. an annulment, as of a court order.
c. the freeing of one held under legal process.
28. a relieving or being relieved of obligation or liability; fulfillment of an obligation.
29. the payment of a debt.
30. a release or dismissal, as from prison, an office, or employment.
31. a certificate of such a release or a certificate of release from obligation or liability.
32.
a. the separation of a person from military service.
b. a certificate of such separation.
33.
a. the removal or transference of an electric charge, as by the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy.
b. the equalization of a difference of potential, as between two terminals.
[1300–50; Middle English deschargen < Anglo-French descharger, Old French < Late Latin discarricāre=dis- dis-1 + carricāre to load; see charge]
dis•charge′a•ble, adj.
dis•charg′er, n.
syn: See release.
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discharge
Past participle: discharged
Gerund: discharging
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| Noun | 1. |  discharge - the sudden giving off of energy 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 |
| 2. | discharge - the act of venting | |
| 3. | discharge - 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" 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) | |
| 4. | discharge - 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" excreting, excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation - the bodily process of discharging waste matter menses, menstruation, catamenia, 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"--Hippocrates; "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"--Aristotle | |
| 5. |  discharge - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric fieldbrush 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 | |
| 6. | discharge - the pouring forth of a fluid | |
| 7. | discharge - 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) 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 | |
| 8. | discharge - 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" | |
| 9. | discharge - the act of discharging a gun 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" | |
| Verb | 1. | discharge - 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" |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. | discharge - 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" 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?" | |
| 4. | 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" charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" | |
| 5. | discharge - go off or discharge; "The gun fired" | |
| 6. |  discharge - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"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 | |
| 7. | discharge - 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" abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month" | |
| 8. | discharge - 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 | |
| 9. | discharge - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" pop - fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping" fusillade - attack with fusillade | |
| 10. | discharge - release from military service deactivate - remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of 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" | |
| 11. | discharge - 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" |
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discharge
verb
1. release, free, clear, liberate, pardon, let go, acquit, allow to go, set free, exonerate, absolve You are being discharged on medical grounds.
2. dismiss, sack (informal), fire (informal), remove, expel, discard, oust, eject, cashier, give (someone) the boot (slang), give (someone) the sack (informal), give someone his or her P45 (informal) the regulation that gay people should be discharged from the military
3. carry out, perform, fulfil, accomplish, do, effect, realize, observe, implement, execute, carry through the quiet competence with which he discharged his many duties
4. pay, meet, clear, settle, square (up), honour, satisfy, relieve, liquidate The goods will be sold in order to discharge the debt.
noun
1. release, liberation, clearance, pardon, acquittal, remittance, exoneration The doctors began to discuss his discharge from hospital.
2. dismissal, notice, removal, the boot (slang), expulsion, the sack (informal), the push (slang), marching orders (informal), ejection, demobilization, kiss-off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), the bum's rush (slang), the (old) heave-ho (informal), the order of the boot (slang), congé, your books or cards (informal) They face receiving a dishonourable discharge from the Army.
3. emission, flow, ooze, secretion, excretion, pus, seepage, suppuration They develop a fever and a watery discharge from the eyes.
4. firing, report, shot, blast, burst, explosion, discharging, volley, salvo, detonation, fusillade Where firearms are kept at home, the risk of accidental discharge is high.
5. carrying out, performance, achievement, execution, accomplishment, fulfilment, observance free of any influence which might affect the discharge of his duties
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
discharge
verb3. To release from military duty:
6. To end the employment or service of:
Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door.
7. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of:
Idiom: live up to.
1. The act of beginning and carrying through to completion:
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Translations
إخْراج القَيْح من الجُرْحيُؤَدّي واجِبايُخْرِجُ، يَخْرُجُيُسَدِّدُ دَيْنايَصْرِف من الخِدْمَه
propuštěnípropustitvykonatvylévat sevypálit
affyrebetalehjemsendehjemsendelseindfri
elbocsátelsütfolyáskiömlésmunkahelyről elbocsát
greiîahleypa afhleypa útinna af hendilausn; framkvæmd
atlikimasdemobilizuotiišleidimasišleistiiššauti
atbrīvošanaatbrīvotatlaistdemobilizēšanademobilizēt
výtokzhostiť sa
odpustodpustiti
akıntıateş etmekateşlemekborçtan kurtulmakcerehat
discharge
A. [ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ] N
2. (= release) [of patient] → alta f; [of prisoner] → liberación f, puesta f en libertad; [of bankrupt] → rehabilitación f
he got his discharge (Mil) → lo licenciaron
he got his discharge (Mil) → lo licenciaron
4. (= emission) (Elec) → descarga f; [of liquid, waste] → vertido m; [of gas, chemicals] → emisión f (Med) (from wound) → secreción f, supuración f; (from vagina) → flujo m vaginal
5. (= completion) [of duty] → ejercicio m, cumplimiento m
B. [dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ] VT
1. (= unload) [+ ship, cargo] → descargar
3. (= release) [+ patient] → dar de alta, dar el alta a; [+ prisoner] → liberar, poner en libertad; [+ bankrupt] → rehabilitar
they discharged him from hospital on Monday → le dieron de or el alta el lunes
they discharged him from hospital on Monday → le dieron de or el alta el lunes
5. (= emit) [+ liquid, waste] → verter; [+ gas, chemicals] → emitir (Med) [+ pus] → segregar, supurar
6. (= settle) [+ debt] → saldar
7. (= complete) [+ task, duty] → cumplir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
discharge
[dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ] vt
(= carry out) [+ duties] → s'acquitter de; [+ responsibilities] → exercer
(= settle) [+ debt] → s'acquitter de, régler
[ˈdɪstʃɑːrdʒ] n
(MEDICINE) (from eye) → sécrétion f; (from wound) → suintement m; (from nose) → écoulement m
vaginal discharge → pertes fpl vaginales, pertes fpl blanches
vaginal discharge → pertes fpl vaginales, pertes fpl blanches
(= dismissal) [employee] → renvoi m, licenciement m; [soldier] → renvoi m
(= allowing to leave) [employee] → congé m; [soldier] (after duty) → démobilisation f, libération f; [patient] → sortie f; [defendant] → élargissement m, libération f honourable discharge
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
discharge
vt
employee, prisoner, patient → entlassen; accused → freisprechen; he discharged himself (from hospital) → er hat das Krankenhaus auf eigene Verantwortung verlassen
(= emit, Elec) → entladen; liquid, gas (pipe etc) → ausstoßen; workers → ausströmen lassen; (Med) → ausscheiden, absondern; the factory was discharging toxic gas into the atmosphere → aus der Fabrik strömten giftige Gase in die Atmosphäre; the tanker was discharging oil into the Channel → das Öl lief aus dem Tanker in den (Ärmel)kanal; how much oil has been discharged? → wie viel Öl ist ausgelaufen?; (deliberately) → wie viel Öl hat man abgelassen?
(= unload) ship, cargo → löschen; the bus discharged its passengers → die Passagiere stiegen aus dem Bus aus
(gun) → abfeuern
debt → begleichen; duty → nachkommen (+dat); function, obligations → erfüllen; discharged bankrupt → entlasteter Konkursschuldner
vi (wound, sore) → eitern
n
(= dismissal, of employee, prisoner, patient) → Entlassung f; (of accused) → Freispruch m; (of soldier) → Abschied m
(Elec) → Entladung f; (of gas) → Ausströmen nt; (of liquid: Med) (vaginal) → Ausfluss m; (of pus) → Absonderung f
(of cargo) → Löschen nt
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discharge
[n ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ; vb dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ]1. n
a. (of cargo) → operazione f di scarico; (of gun) → scarica
b. (of patient) → dimissione f; (of worker) → licenziamento; (of soldier) → congedo; (of prisoner) → rilascio; (of duty) → adempimento; (of debt) → estinzione f
c. (Elec) → scarica; (of gas, chemicals) → emissione f; (of water, waste) → scarico (Med) (from wound) → secrezione f; (vaginal discharge) → perdite fpl (bianche)
2. vt
a. (ship, load) → scaricare; (waste) → scaricare; (shot) → far partire; (liquid) → versare (Med) (pus etc) → spurgare, emettere
to discharge one's gun → fare fuoco
to discharge one's gun → fare fuoco
b. (dismiss, employee) → licenziare; (soldier) → congedare; (patient) → dimettere; (prisoner) → rilasciare; (defendant) → prosciogliere
discharged bankrupt fallito cui il tribunale ha concesso la riabilitazione
discharged bankrupt fallito cui il tribunale ha concesso la riabilitazione
c. (settle, debt) → pagare, estinguere; (complete, task) → assolvere, adempiere a; (duties) → compiere
3. vi (wound, sore) → spurgare (Elec) → scaricarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
discharge
(disˈtʃaːdʒ) verb1. to allow to leave; to dismiss. The soldier was discharged from the army; She was discharged from hospital.
2. to fire (a gun). He discharged his gun at the policeman.
3. to perform (a task etc). He discharges his duties well.
4. to pay (a debt).
5. to (cause to) let or send out. The chimney was discharging clouds of smoke; The drain discharged into the street.
(ˈdistʃaːdʒ) noun1. (an) act of discharging. He was given his discharge from the army; the discharge of one's duties.
2. pus etc coming from eg a wound.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dis·charge
n. flujo; supuración; excreción; descarga; derrame;
___ summary → sumario o nota de egreso;
v. [fluid, pus] secretar, supurar; [from the hospital] dar de alta; librar; soltar; [electricity] descargar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
discharge
n secreción f, (vaginal) flujo; (from the hospital) alta; before discharge..antes del alta; — summary informe m de alta; vt dar de alta; We are going to discharge you tomorrow.. Lo vamos a dar de alta mañana.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.