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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | setting free |
| Synonyms: | acquittal, clearance, disimprisonment, exoneration, liberation, pardon, parole, probation, release, remittance |
| Antonyms: | hold, imprisonment, incarceration, keep, retention |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detonation |
| Synonyms: | barrage, blast, burst, explosion, firing, fusillade, report, salvo, shot, shower, volley |
| Antonyms: | loading |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pouring forth |
| Synonyms: | elimination, emission, emptying, excretion, exudation, flow, ooze, pus, secretion, seepage, shower, suppuration, vent, voiding |
| Antonyms: | damming |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unloading |
| Synonyms: | disburdening, emptying, unburdening, unlading |
| Antonyms: | loading |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carrying out of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, execution, fulfillment, observance, performance |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment of debt |
| Synonyms: | acquittal, disbursement, liquidation, satisfaction, settlement |
| Antonyms: | indebtedness, owing |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set free |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, allow to go, clear, disimprison, dismiss, emancipate, exonerate, expel, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, oust, pardon, release, unbind, unchain, unshackle |
| Antonyms: | detain, hold, imprison, keep |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absolve, ax, boot out, bounce, bump, bust, can*, cashier, disburden, discard, disencumber, dispense, displace, eject, excuse, exempt, expel, fire, freeze out, give one notice, kick out, lay off, let go, let off, let one go, let out, lock out, nix, oust, privilege from, relieve, remove, replace, ride out on rail, run out of town, show the door, spare, supersede, supplant, terminate, unload |
| Antonyms: | assign, delegate, employ, engage, hire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detonate weapon |
| Synonyms: | blast, explode, fire, let off, set off, shoot, shoot off |
| Antonyms: | load |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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