Definition of discharge

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Discharge (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..

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Expel :: Expel (v. t.) To discharge; to shoot.
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece..
Proconsul :: Proconsul (n.) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul..
Gunlock :: Gunlock (n.) The lock of a gun, for producing the discharge. See Lock..
Frush :: Frush (n.) A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; -- also caled thrush.
Fulgurite :: Fulgurite (n.) A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge..
Harpoon :: Harpoon (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun..
Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution..
Fontanel :: Fontanel (n.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.
Cashier :: Cashier (v. t.) To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of trust.
Ripe :: Ripe (superl.) Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc..
Inefficiency :: Inefficiency (n.) The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency..
Outstanding :: Outstanding (a.) That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations..
Office :: Office (n.) The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc..
Air Gun :: Air gun () A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger..
Hydrotic :: Hydrotic (a.) Causing a discharge of water or phlegm.
Officiate :: Officiate (v. t.) To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function..
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean..
Shock :: Shock (n.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body..
Fusillade :: Fusillade (n.) A simultaneous discharge of firearms.
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