discharge

discharge v.
1. (often be discharged) tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave, in particular:
a. send (a patient) out of the hospital after being judged fit to go home.

b. dismiss or release (someone) from a job, especially from service in the armed forces or police.

c. release (someone) from the custody or restraint of the law


2. (of a person) fire (a gun or missile): when you shoot you can discharge as many barrels as you wish.

3. (of a firearm) be fired: there was a dull thud as the gun discharged.

4. unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship: ninety ships were waiting to discharge.
n. ˈdisˌchärj
1. the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from a job: his discharge from the hospital | he received a dishonorable discharge.

2. an act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law: thirty days in jail and one year probation.

3. the action of firing a gun or missile: a police permit for discharge of an air gun | sounds like discharges of artillery.

4. the action of unloading a ship of its cargo or passengers. freight for discharge.

5. a written certificate of a release, etc.
dischargeable adj.