discharges

Sends out forcefully

Discharges are releases or emissions—things sent out from a source.

A factory discharges waste into a river.

A wound discharges pus.

Electrical discharges release stored energy.

A soldier receives a discharge when released from military service: honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge.

To discharge a debt is to pay it off; to discharge a duty is to fulfill it.

bodily

mucus

Protective bodily secretion

  • pusInfected tissue fluid
  • secretionSubstance released by glands
  • fluidSubstance that flows

drainage · ooze · seepage · excretion · emission · effluent · exudate · suppuration · leakage · weeping

electrical

spark

Tiny fiery particle

  • arcCurved line segment
  • staticWithout motion or change
  • boltThreaded rod for nuts

current · voltage · shock · plasma · lightning · corona · flashover · capacitor · electrode · ionization

release

release

To let go

exoneration · freedom · emancipation · clearance · absolution · prisoner · inmate · patient · hospital · custody

payment

settlement

Resolved dispute or colony

  • paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
  • debtMoney owed another
  • invoiceItemized billing statement

remittance · obligation · dues · arrears · satisfaction · creditor · debtor · liability · payoff · clearance

expulsion

eject

Throw out forcibly

  • expelRemove forcibly from membership
  • oustRemove from position
  • dismissSend away or reject

evict · banish · exile · deport · terminate · fire · removal · exclusion · suspension · excommunication

flow

outflow

Fluid exiting a system

spillway · stream · waterway · sewage · wastewater · tributary · outlet · emission · flood · torrent

firing

gunshot

Firearm's explosive report

  • shotQuick liquor serving
  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • volleySimultaneous firing burst

salvo · round · bullet · ammunition · muzzle · recoil · firearm · rifle · pistol · shotgun

military

separation

State of being apart

demobilization · service · dismissal · retirement · enlistment · papers · orders · medical · administrative · general

Categories
Opposites
employment/military service

dischargeshires

Brings into employment

employs · enlists · recruits · appoints · retains

loading/unloading

dischargesloads

Large quantities

charges · fills · loadings · reloads · takes on

weapon/energy release

dischargescharges

Amounts owed or alleged

loads · recharges · arms · cocks · primes

Phrases
Family

discharge, discharged, discharging, dischargers, discharger, dischargeable

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