discharge
- the process of legally setting free n.
- dismissal from a job, the military, etc. n.
- detonation, especially of a weapon n.
- a pouring forth, especially from the body n.
- act or instance of unloading n.
- carrying out of responsibility n.
- full payment of debt n.
- release from legal custody v.
- dismiss from a job, the military, etc. v.
- detonate a weapon v.
- pour forth, especially from the body v.
- remove cargo from something v.
- carry out responsibility v.
- fully pay or settle debt v.
- dismiss a legal or legislative process v.
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They also liaise with families and social services to try to speed up discharge.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The vessel updated its destination to New York before changing it to “for orders,” a designation typically indicating a vessel has no confirmed final discharge port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
No date has been given for Pope Leo's hospital discharge, but recovery was expected to take around a week.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
I went down to the discharge closet and picked out some clothes.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
As the battery repeatedly charges and discharges, lithium does not always spread evenly across the copper surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
By last year, the number of discharges had dropped to 69 and in the first seven months of 2026, there had only been 30, according to figures from West Midlands Police.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The lawsuit claims that the Education Department gave servicers instructions, known as a change request, on how to process these group loan discharges, including deleting credit trade lines.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Along with friction and chemical reactions, tiny electrical discharges from charged droplets may also play a role in how coatings break down over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
She was later discharged from Southmead Hospital after being treated for her injuries, and is now living in a secure psychiatric hospital.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The court also heard Ali had been discharged from mental health services on 12 February - just six days before the killings.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
A £3.6bn proposal to stop sewage being discharged into Windermere, England's largest lake, has been unveiled.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Uganda declared itself free of the disease in August after its last patient was discharged.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Abbot had issued strict orders that no missiles or weaponry be discharged at the enemy in retreat.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, a Greece-based commercial ship manager that manages Maltatankers Shipping, the tanker’s owner, said in a statement that the discharging port “is not confirmed yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The disruption was due to delays in distribution after a tanker had trouble discharging its cargo, Simon Aloysius Mantiri, president director of state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina, said Tuesday along with an apology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
In a battery, electrons flow from cathode to anode, external when charging and in the opposite direction when discharging or providing power.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
One day thirty ships arrived, thirteen of them from the West Indies, but no one was available to stop them from docking or discharging passengers.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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