discharge
What wounds produce
Meanings of the noun and verb discharge vary according to whether associated with a person, an abstraction, or an object.
To discharge a weapon is to fire it.
To discharge a person is to fire them or relieve them of duty.
To discharge a debt is to excuse it.
The noun discharge represents an instance of any of these, such as an honorable discharge from military service.
A discharge from a body orifice is usually something gooey, like nasal discharge.
Infected tissue fluid
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- drainageLiquid removal system
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
exudate · suppuration · infection · abscess · seepage · ooze · lesion · inflammation
Fluid exiting a system
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- runoffExcess water drainage
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- drainageLiquid removal system
outlet · pipe · sewage · wastewater · stormwater · spillway · culvert · outfall
Without payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
- acquitFind not liable
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- exonerateClear of wrongdoing
absolve · clear · prisoner · custody · bail · probation · parole · sentence
Removal from position
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- debtorOne who owes
- obligationRequired task or commitment
liability · settlement · insolvency · creditor · judgment · receivership · court · petition
Tiny fiery particle
- arcCurved line segment
- staticWithout motion or change
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- currentDirected flow of charge
voltage · capacitor · circuit · conductor · insulator · lightning · electrostatic · induction
Experienced former soldier
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- dishonorableLacking integrity or ethics
- separationState of being apart
- enlistedSigned up formally
service · demobilization · mustering out · DD-214 · retirement · medical · administrative · dismissal
pus
Infected tissue fluid
mucus · exudate · suppuration · infection · abscess · seepage · ooze · lesion · inflammation · bandage
outflow
Fluid exiting a system
drainage · outlet · pipe · sewage · wastewater · stormwater · spillway · culvert · outfall · tributary
free
Without payment or restriction
exonerate · absolve · clear · prisoner · custody · bail · probation · parole · sentence · detention
dismissal
Removal from position
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- debtorOne who owes
obligation · liability · settlement · insolvency · creditor · judgment · receivership · court · petition · trustee
spark
Tiny fiery particle
current · voltage · capacitor · circuit · conductor · insulator · lightning · electrostatic · induction · resistor
veteran
Experienced former soldier
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- dishonorableLacking integrity or ethics
- separationState of being apart
enlisted · service · demobilization · mustering out · DD-214 · retirement · medical · administrative · dismissal · court-martial
shot
Quick liquor serving
bullet · cartridge · muzzle · recoil · report · misfire · accidental · weapon · trigger · ammunition
- eye fluidstears, emotional tears
- contract dischargenovation, rescission, termination, performance, fulfillment
- STI symptomsgenital warts, painful urination, chancre, sores, lesions
- physical phenomenadiffusion, collision, friction, explosion, surface tension
- life changesmarriage, death, divorce, birth, graduation
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
dischargeadmit
Confess or grant entry
hospitalize · incarcerate · imprison · confine · commit
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- military dischargeFormal release from service
- ear dischargeFluid exiting auditory canal
- honorably dischargedOfficially ended military service satisfactorily
- medical dischargeRelease due to illness
- discharge papersForms ending military obligation
discharged, discharging, discharges, undischarged, dischargers, discharger, dischargeable