discharge
     n 1: the sudden giving off of energy
     2: the act of venting [syn: {venting}]
     3: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: {emission}]
     4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out
        of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: {emission}, {expelling}]
     5: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
        field [syn: {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc}, {electric
        discharge}]
     6: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {outpouring}, {run}]
     7: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free
        to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {firing}, {liberation},
         {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]
     8: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {release},
         {waiver}]
     9: the act of discharging a gun [syn: {firing}, {firing off}]
     v 1: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {dispatch},
           {complete}]
     2: pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
     3: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {expel}, {eject},
         {release}]
     4: free from obligations or duties [syn: {free}]
     5: remove the charge from [ant: {charge}]
     6: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {fire}, {go off}]
     7: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
        cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {clear},
         {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
     8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {drop},
         {set down}, {put down}, {unload}]
     9: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: {fire}]
     10: release from military service [syn: {muster out}] [ant: {enlist}]
     11: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
         [syn: {empty}] [ant: {fill}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0