āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
discharge
/dÉĒstĘËÉËdĘ/
to discharge
01
āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to free or release someone from legal or official confinement
Transitive: to discharge sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After serving their full sentence, the prison authorities discharged the inmate and escorted them to freedom.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻž āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a firearm) to release a projectile or burst of energy when triggered
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite being well-trained, the soldier 's weapon discharged prematurely during the skirmish.
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make someone leave the armed forces or police and relieving them from their duties
Transitive: to discharge a member of armed forces
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Due to a medical condition, the servicemember was medically discharged from the Navy.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to allow a patient to leave the hospital because they have recovered and no longer need to receive inpatient care
Transitive: to discharge a patient
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The medical team decided to discharge the elderly patient to free up a bed for more critical cases.
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to carry out or complete all necessary tasks or obligations associated with a duty or responsibility
Transitive: to discharge a task or obligation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite facing numerous challenges, he discharged his duties as project manager.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to give off or release a substance like gas or liquid
Transitive: to discharge a substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The volcano discharged ash and lava during the eruption, covering the surrounding area.
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
07
āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to remove or neutralize the electric charge from an object
Transitive: to discharge an electric charge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The power plant discharged excess energy into the grid during periods of low demand.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĄā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to free or release someone from a contractual or legal obligation
Transitive: to discharge sb from a contractual or legal obligation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After completing the agreed-upon terms, the contractor was discharged from their obligations to renovate the building.
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
09
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to release a projectile from a firearm
Transitive: to discharge a firearm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hunter discharged his shotgun, bringing down the bird in a single shot.
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
10
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to drop or unload goods or passengers from a vessel onto land or another mode of transportation
Transitive: to discharge goods or passengers
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bustling port echoed with the sounds of cranes and machinery as they discharged the containers from the cargo ship.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
11
āĻĒā§āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a wound or body part) to slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus
Transitive: to discharge pus
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The doctor carefully cleaned and dressed the wound to prevent it from discharging any pus.
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Discharge
01
the sudden release of stored energy, such as electricity, heat, or radiation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The capacitor released a brief discharge before shutting down.
02
the act of releasing emotions or tension
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The audience felt a discharge of excitement after the performance.
03
a bodily process in which fluids or substances are released from the body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Nasal discharge can be a symptom of infection.
04
a material or substance that is emitted, expelled, or released
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Smoke and chemical discharge polluted the air near the plant.
05
the action of firing a weapon
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was fined for negligent discharge of a firearm.
06
the official ending of someone's employment or service, allowing them to leave a duty or position
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company issued a discharge notice to several employees.
07
a formal written statement releasing someone from a duty, debt, or obligation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After repayment, the bank issued a discharge of mortgage.
08
a continuous or sudden flow of liquid or other fluid from a source
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A brown discharge flowed from the drain after the storm.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
discharge
charge
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
