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discharge

[dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj] / dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ /


NOUN
detonation, especially of a weapon
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NOUN
act or instance of unloading
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disburdening emptying unburdening unlading
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NOUN
full payment of debt
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VERB
detonate a weapon
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VERB
fully pay or settle debt
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VERB
dismiss a legal or legislative process
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Example Sentences

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After she suffered complications, she went to a county hospital, and following her discharge, a health care provider tipped off local law enforcement.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"We demonstrated a device that can be charged, store that energy and then discharge it," Gómez said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Last week, the California Coastkeeper Alliance filed a petition asking the State Water Resources Control Board to throw out the facility’s water discharge permit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"The last of the vessels that loaded jet fuel and passed the Strait of Hormuz will discharge into Europe this week," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Perhaps there was a little more discharge in the inner corners, but it was nothing dramatic, certainly not as dramatic as his overall ap­pearance.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel