discharge in WordNet English dictionary

1. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
   "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
   acquit  assoil  clear  discharge  exonerate  exculpate 
   
2. complete or carry out
   "discharge one's duties"
   dispatch  discharge  complete 
   
3. eliminate (a substance)
   "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
   exhaust  discharge  expel  eject  release 
   
4. become empty or void of its content
   "The room emptied"
   empty  discharge 
   
5. release from military service
   discharge  muster out 
   
6. cause to go off
   "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
   fire  discharge 
   
7. go off or discharge
   "The gun fired"
   fire  discharge  go off 
   
8. pour forth or release
   "discharge liquids"
   discharge 
   
9. remove the charge from
   discharge 
   
10. leave or unload
    "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
    drop  drop off  set down  put down  unload  discharge 
    
11. free from obligations or duties
    free  discharge 
    

1. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
   discharge  spark  arc  electric arc  electric discharge 
   
2. the act of discharging a gun
   discharge  firing  firing off 
   
3. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
   dismissal  dismission  discharge  firing  liberation  release  sack  sacking 
   
4. a formal written statement of relinquishment
   release  waiver  discharge 
   
5. the act of venting
   discharge  venting 
   
6. the sudden giving off of energy
   discharge 
   
7. the pouring forth of a fluid
   discharge  outpouring  run 
   
8. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
   "the discharge of pus"
   discharge  emission  expelling 
   
9. a substance that is emitted or released
   discharge  emission