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discharging

dis·charge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj]
    • /verb dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; noun ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/
    • /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj]
    • /verb dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; noun ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/

Definitions of discharging word

  • verb with object discharging to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship. 1
  • verb with object discharging to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York. 1
  • verb with object discharging to fire or shoot (a firearm or missile): to discharge a gun. 1
  • verb with object discharging to pour forth; emit: to discharge oil; to discharge a stream of invective. 1
  • verb with object discharging to relieve oneself of (an obligation, burden, etc.). 1
  • verb with object discharging to relieve of obligation, responsibility, etc. 1

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Origin of discharging

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English deschargen < Anglo-French descharger, Old French < Late Latin discarricāre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + carricāre to load; see charge

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Parts of speech for Discharging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discharging popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

discharging usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for discharging

noun discharging

  • acquittal — Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
  • urination — to pass or discharge urine.
  • materialization — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
  • shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.

adjective discharging

  • pouring — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.

Antonyms for discharging

noun discharging

  • charging — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.

Top questions with discharging

  • how to stop discharging?
  • why am i discharging a lot?

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