What does the word discharge mean?
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To send forth; emit; unload, as a ship or cargo; fire, as a gun; dismiss, as an employee; set free; as a prisoner; pay, as a debt; perform, as a duty.
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To deliver a charge; unload a cargo or burden; send forth contents; shoot; fire; pour.
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That which discharges, as a certificate.
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That which is discharged, or thrown out or off, as from a wound.
Part of speech: verb transitive
Part of speech: verb
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: noun
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Usage examples for discharge
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You must buy his discharge, and get him home and married to the Englebourn beauty as soon as possible. – Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
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All you have to do is to discharge your arabeah, and walk in the direction the man takes, keeping your distance in case you're watched. – It Happened in Egypt by C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson
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It is plain that he was led to talk as he did to the foreman on account of the latter's having informed him of the sudden discharge of my men this morning. – The Moon Metal by Garrett P. Serviss