discharge
- the process of legally setting free n.
- dismissal from a job, the military, etc. n.
- detonation, especially of a weapon n.
- a pouring forth, especially from the body n.
- act or instance of unloading n.
- carrying out of responsibility n.
- full payment of debt n.
- release from legal custody v.
- dismiss from a job, the military, etc. v.
- detonate a weapon v.
- pour forth, especially from the body v.
- remove cargo from something v.
- carry out responsibility v.
- fully pay or settle debt v.
- dismiss a legal or legislative process v.
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Several months later he says he received an honorable discharge, told he was part of a force reduction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
It then reverses the process, turning the rust back into iron and breathing out oxygen to charge and discharge the battery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
St James Group Ltd and specialist contractors Lindner Prater Ltd were convicted at Inner London Crown Court of "failing to discharge a duty" under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
There’s a 218-vote threshold required for a discharge petition in the House.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
He walked about the fairgrounds rubbing his palms to husband that energy and refused to shake hands with anyone lest the act discharge his potency.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Sodium ion batteries operate in a broadly similar way to lithium ion batteries, with charged sodium particles moving between two electrodes as the battery charges and discharges.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
France has reduced output at its nuclear reactors, because the rivers where it discharges water used to cool the reactors are already too hot.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Windermere has been in the spotlight in recent years due to concerns over sewage discharges and its water turning green due to algal blooming, particularly during the summer.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
As the medical director of hospital operations, Dr. Pappas used AI to tackle the inefficient management of admissions, discharges and transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
When the water emerges on the other end to be discharged back into nature, it is nearly turquoise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He endured a six-hour surgery to repair his broken jaw and was discharged from the hospital the same day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He underwent a number of procedures and operations before being discharged on 1 February.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mitch McConnell announced that he was being discharged from the hospital on Thursday, saying that he would “continue his recovery at home.”
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
In milder cases, he sometimes counseled that a soldier be discharged from his normal duties and given desk work instead.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Sherwin said firefighters could hear ammunition discharging in the distance as they continued to fight the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The judge, Lord Colbeck, thanked the jury for their service before discharging them.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
France's main energy provider also shut down two nuclear reactors on Thursday as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into already warming rivers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It is true one or two errors have been noticeable recently in the discharging of his duties, but these are in every case very trivial in nature.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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