Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discharging}.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF. deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier, F. charger. See {Charge}.] 1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.
2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar.
The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows, discharge their great pieces against the city. --Knolles.
Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect muscular actions. --H. Spencer.
3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.
In one man's fault discharge another man of his duty. --L'Estrange.
4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
Discharge the common sort With pay and thanks. --Shak.
Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his see. --Milton.
5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty; as, to discharge a prisoner.
6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as, to discharge a cargo.
7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.
8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
We say such an order was ``discharged on appeal.'' --Mozley & W.
The order for Daly's attendance was discharged. --Macaulay.
9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions, performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or execute, as an office, or part.
Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.
10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]
If he had The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.
11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as, to discharge a horrible oath.
12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.
13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures on a dark ground. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Discharging arch} (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall above. See Illust. of {Lintel}.
{Discharging piece}, {Discharging strut} (Arch.), a piece set to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
{Discharging rod} (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See {Discharger}.
Syn: See {Deliver}.
Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. i. To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely.
The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not discharge. --Bacon.
Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See {Discharge}, v. t.] 1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation, etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a trust or duty.
Indefatigable in the discharge of business. --Motley.
Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those duties. --L'Estrange.
5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.; dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his employer.
6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the discharge of a prisoner.
7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt, obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
Too secure of our discharge From penalty. --Milton.
8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation, liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal document.
Death, who sets all free, Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge. --Milton.
9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation; also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid discharge of water from the pipe.
The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is a thin serous discharge. --S. Sharp.
10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric potential between two points. The character of the discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the medium through which it takes place, the amount of the difference of potential, and the form of the terminal conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective, disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Charge and discharge}. (Equity Practice) See under {Charge}, n.
{Paralytic discharge} (Physiol.), the increased secretion from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its nerves.
electric current \electric current\, electrical current \electrical current\, the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric charge through conductors, whether constant or variable. Sudden movements of charge are usually referred to by other terms, such as {spark} or {lightning} or {discharge}. In metallic conductors the electric current is usually due to movement of electrons through the metal. The current is measured as the rate of movement of charge per unit time, and is counted in units of amperes. As a formal definition, the direction of movement of electric current is considered as the same as the direction of movement of positive charge, or in a direction opposite to the movement of negative charge. Electric current may move constantly in a single direction, called {direct current} (abbreviated {DC}), or may move alternately in one direction and then the opposite direction, called {alternating current} (abbreviated {AC}). [PJC]
He also declined to dismiss the felony charge of criminal mischief and two other misdemeanors, reckless endangerment and negligent discharge of oil.
"If the ship was allowed to discharge its crude into another ship, the amount of pollution would be greatly less than it is now," Souri said.
Palace doctors, including Akira Takagi, have said they could not determine whether the internal bleeding has completely stopped, although no discharge of blood has been detected recently.
Under Chapter 7, a trustee or committee is elected to collect and liquidate all property and examine claims; if a debtor hasn't been found guilty of any misconduct, the court grants a discharge releasing the debtor from most of the pre-petition debts.
He pleaded innocent to state charges of operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and negligent discharge of a pollutant without a permit.
Just as the four week delay was insufficient to discharge the building contract, so it was insufficient to discharge the bond. The effect of delay on Rush & Tompkins's ability to satisfy the condition of the bond was, however, substantial.
Just as the four week delay was insufficient to discharge the building contract, so it was insufficient to discharge the bond. The effect of delay on Rush & Tompkins's ability to satisfy the condition of the bond was, however, substantial.
FBI officials in Washington said they are investigating whether Hazelwood could be charged with felony violations of the Clean Water Act, which prohibits negligent discharge of pollutants into navigable waters.
The position of the glove compartment and the nature of the gun and its safety features make an accidental discharge on impact impossible, Witt said.
The justices, without comment, let stand Nathaniel Johnson Jr.'s conviction, dishonorable military discharge and six-year prison sentence.
After his discharge, he worked for the Armstrong Cork Co., where he helped organize a Machinists union local.
The hospital began preparations to discharge the baby.
Raycon makes electrical discharge machines and industrial lasers.
Richardson was demoted from a class E5 sergeant to an E1, cutting his pay in half until his discharge, which will become effective after the sentence is reviewed.
Now that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the INF treaty, the entire Senate will be called on to discharge its constitutional responsibility to provide its advice and consent to the INF treaty.
Our discharge more than 2,500 feet offshore has never threatened closure of any beaches and has been proved by numerous independent studies to be harmless to people and the environment.
Police say Farley was a Texas native who never married, served 11 years in the Navy with an honorable discharge, and started at ESL, a Silicon Valley defense contractor, in November 1977.
The debtor companies, meanwhile, have filed a plan of reorganization and are moving to obtain a discharge from bankruptcy proceedings.
He is also charged with negligent discharge of a pollutant without a permit.
He faces a felony charge of criminal mischief and misdemeanor charges of operating a vessel while intoxicated, reckless endangerment and negligent discharge of oil.
"The magnet sends a discharge into the arms and legs, causing them to react," he explained. "At first, Niko could move only one leg or the other.
But that year, homosexual orientation was declared to be grounds for discharge.
Under the agreement, Ciba-Geigy and two one-time managers of the Toms River plant pleaded guilty to a fourth degree misdemeanor charging the unlawful discharge of a pollutant, a violation of the Water Pollution Control Act.
This includes recruiting, hiring, assignments, promotion and discharge.
It said 29-year-old Tamara Fotaki was a virtual hostage herself, and accompanied the hijackers onto the plane "in the discharge of her civic duty, for the sake of saving the lives of the 30 school children and their teacher."
A three-judge panel in Atlantic City last week ordered plaintiff Nancy McKeown-Brand to pay Trump Castle Hotel and Casino $11,000 in attorneys fees stemming from her wrongful discharge suit.
Physicians have attributed the stubborn fever to an inflammation of the bile duct and bleeding from the upper duodenum, and are worried about the possible recurrence of a large amount of blood discharge, the local media have said.
But the jury convicted him of negligent discharge of oil, which carries a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Second, turbulent water, such as water roiled by the discharge from a quarry, is anathema to the mussels, which choke on stirred up sediment.
Hazelwood, 43, faces a felony charge of criminal mischief and misdemeanor charges of operating a vessel while intoxicated, reckless endangerment and negligent discharge of oil.