discharge

v. unload goods; eject; dismiss; release from an obligation; shoot, fire (from a gun or weapon)

n. unloading; ejection; release, removal of an obligation; gunshot

Discharge in the context to expel or to "let go" may refer to:A military discharge, issued when a member of the armed forces is released from serviceTermination of employmentA patient discharge, when a patient leaves a hospital after his or her medical treatment is completedConditional discharge, a criminal sentence allowing a defendant to avoid punishment if certain conditions are metThe act of firing a gun
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Discharge /dis·charge/ 1. a setting free, or liberation. 2. matter or force set free. 3. an excretion or substance evacuated. 4. [more]Discharge - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the sudden giving off of energy
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) electrical discharge
2. the act of venting
(synonym) venting
(hypernym) emission, emanation
3. a substance that is emitted or released
(synonym) emission
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) exudate, exudation
4. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
(synonym) emission, expelling
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(hyponym) ejaculation
(derivation) expel, eject, release
5. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
(synonym) spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge
(hypernym) electrical conduction
(hyponym) brush discharge
6. the pouring forth of a fluid
(synonym) outpouring, run
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) jet, squirt, spurt, spirt
7. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
(synonym) dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) superannuation
(derivation) free
8. a formal written statement of relinquishment
(synonym) release, waiver
(hypernym) relinquishment, relinquishing
(hyponym) exemption, immunity, granting immunity
(derivation) muster out
9. the act of discharging a gun
(synonym) firing, firing off
(hypernym) shooting, shot
(hyponym) gun
(derivation) fire
Verb
1. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"
(synonym) dispatch, complete
(hypernym) carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
2. pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
(hypernym) spread, distribute
(hyponym) squirt, force out, squeeze out, eject
(derivation) outpouring, run
3. eliminate (substances) from the body
(synonym) expel, eject, release
(hyponym) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
(derivation) emission, expelling
4. free from obligations or duties
(synonym) free
(hyponym) divest, disinvest
(derivation) dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
5. remove the charge from
(antonym) charge
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(derivation) firing, firing off
6. go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
(synonym) fire, go off
(derivation) firing, firing off
7. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
(synonym) acquit, assoil, clear, exonerate, exculpate
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(hyponym) vindicate
(entail) judge
8. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
(synonym) drop, set down, put down, unload
(hypernym) deliver
(hyponym) wharf
9. cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
(synonym) fire
(hyponym) pop
(cause) fire, go off
(derivation) firing, firing off
10. release from military service
(synonym) muster out
(antonym) enlist, draft, muster in
(hypernym) let go of, let go, release, relinquish
(hyponym) deactivate
(derivation) release, waiver
11. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
(synonym) empty
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) flow away, flow off

(v. i.)
To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely.
  

(v. t.)
A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation; also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid discharge of water from the pipe.
  

(v. t.)
Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation, etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
  

(v. t.)
Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a trust or duty.
  

(v. t.)
Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
  

(v. t.)
Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the discharge of a prisoner.
  

(v. t.)
Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.; dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his employer.
  

(v. t.)
That which discharges or releases from an obligation, liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal document.
  

(v. t.)
The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
  

(v. t.)
The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt, obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
  

(v. t.)
To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar.
  

(v. t.)
To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as, to discharge a horrible oath.
  

(v. t.)
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
  

(v. t.)
To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
  

(v. t.)
To prohibit; to forbid.
  

(v. t.)
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as, to discharge a cargo.
  

(v. t.)
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty; as, to discharge a prisoner.
  

(v. t.)
To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.
  

(v. t.)
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
  

(v. t.)
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
  

(v. t.)
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
  

(v. t.)
To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions, performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or execute, as an office, or part.