discharging
Emitting from within
Discharging is the present participle of discharge, covering all that verb's meanings.
A wound discharges pus; a factory discharges waste into a river.
A soldier is discharged from service; a patient is discharged from the hospital.
A battery discharges its stored energy.
A gun discharges when fired.
The ship was discharging cargo at the dock.
Releasing from confinement
- releasingAllowing to escape
- liberatingSetting free from constraint
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
delivering · transferring · passengers · cargo · freight · debarkation · disembarkation
Fluid exiting a system
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- emptyingRemoving all contents
- pouringFlowing in volume
- spillingLiquid flowing over edges
gushing · streaming · releasing · sluicing · channeling · spillway · runoff · siphoning
Use up entirely
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- pollutantsHarmful environmental substances
- smokestacksTall industrial exhaust pipes
smog · particulates · carbon · methane · sulfur · gases · vapor · plume
Terminating employment
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- detonatingTriggering an explosive device
- triggeringCausing to activate
- blastingExplosive material removal
gunfire · ammunition · cartridge · muzzle · recoil · volley · salvo · round
Electrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- arcCurved line segment
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
grounding · capacitor · battery · static · electrode · ampere · joule · wattage
Infected tissue fluid
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- drainageLiquid removal system
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- seepageSlow fluid escape
oozing · weeping · abscess · infection · suppuration · exudate · lesion · ulcer
Forcing removal from within
- firingTerminating employment
- dismissingRemoving from position
- oustingForcible removal from position
- evictingRemoving by legal process
deporting · banishing · exiling · removing · purging · cashiering · court-martial · terminating
Providing deep satisfaction
- completingReaching the end of
- executingCarrying out a task
- performingExecuting an action
- accomplishingSuccessfully finishing an undertaking
satisfying · meeting · obligations · responsibilities · tasks · functions · commitments · duties
freeing
Releasing from confinement
- releasingAllowing to escape
- liberatingSetting free from constraint
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
offloading · delivering · transferring · passengers · cargo · freight · debarkation · disembarkation
outflow
Fluid exiting a system
spilling · gushing · streaming · releasing · sluicing · channeling · spillway · runoff · siphoning · pumping
exhaust
Use up entirely
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- pollutantsHarmful environmental substances
smokestacks · smog · particulates · carbon · methane · sulfur · gases · vapor · plume · runoff
firing
Terminating employment
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- detonatingTriggering an explosive device
- triggeringCausing to activate
blasting · gunfire · ammunition · cartridge · muzzle · recoil · volley · salvo · round · bullet
voltage
Electrical potential difference
shock · grounding · capacitor · battery · static · electrode · ampere · joule · wattage · circuit
pus
Infected tissue fluid
seepage · oozing · weeping · abscess · infection · suppuration · exudate · lesion · ulcer · mucus
ejecting
Forcing removal from within
- firingTerminating employment
- dismissingRemoving from position
- oustingForcible removal from position
evicting · deporting · banishing · exiling · removing · purging · cashiering · court-martial · terminating · releasing
fulfilling
Providing deep satisfaction
- completingReaching the end of
- executingCarrying out a task
- performingExecuting an action
accomplishing · satisfying · meeting · obligations · responsibilities · tasks · functions · commitments · duties · service
- electrical phenomenalightning, current flow, electron flow, conduction, resistance
- battery statuscharged, dead, depleted, drained, full
- letting outrenting, subletting, leasing, emitting, screaming
- Device Stateson, off, standby, sleep, hibernate
- expulsionsejection, ousting, expelling, forcing out, eviction
- batteriesrechargeable battery, AAAA, D cell, car battery, lithium-ion battery
discharginghiring
Giving someone work
employing · appointing · engaging · recruiting · assigning
dischargingdetaining
Holding in custody
confining · admitting · imprisoning · incarcerating · holding
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