Sb Leave Discharged Discharge Discharging Passive] ~ Hospital Force

1 [transitive, usually passive] ~ sb (from sth) to give sb official permission to leave a place or job; to make sb leave a jobPatients were being discharged from the hospital too early. She had discharged herself against medical advice. He was discharged from the army following his injury. She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct. from prison/court

2 [transitive, often passive] ~ sb to allow sb to leave prison or courtHe was conditionally discharged after admitting the theft. gas/liquid

3 [intransitive, transitive] when a gas or a liquid discharges or is discharged, or sb discharges it, it flows somewhere~ (into sth)The river is diverted through the power station before discharging into the sea.~ sth (into sth) The factory was fined for discharging chemicals into the river. force/power

4 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (technical) to release force or powerLightning is caused by clouds discharging electricity. duty

5 [transitive] ~ sth to do everything that is necessary to perform and complete a particular dutyto discharge your duties/ responsibilities/obligations to discharge a debt (= to pay it) gun

6 [transitive] ~ sth to fire a gun, etc.


noun
/BrE ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ; NAmE dɪstʃɑːrdʒ/ (formal) of liquid/gas

1 [uncountable, countable] the action of releasing a substance such as a liquid or gas; a substance that comes out from inside somewhere a ban on the discharge of toxic waste thunder and lightning caused by electrical discharges nasal/vaginal discharge (= from the nose/ vagina ) from hospital/job

2 [uncountable, countable] ~ (from sth) the act of officially allowing sb, or of telling sb, to leave somewhere, especially sb in a hospital or the army of duty

3 [uncountable] the act of performing a task or a duty or of paying money that is owedthe discharge of debts/obligations Arrangements have been made for the discharge of mortgage payments.