happening, natural event, occurrence - an event that happens

electrical discharge - a discharge of electricity

blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

eruption, volcanic eruption - the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

emission, emanation - the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

exudate, exudation - a substance that oozes out from animal or plant pores

transudate, transudation - a substance that transudes

effluvium - a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)

rheum - a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)

vaginal discharge - discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white

bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

ejaculation - the discharge of semen in males

excreting, excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation - the bodily process of discharging waste matter

menses, menstruation, catamenia, menstruum, period, flow - the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle

brush discharge - discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles

corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire, corona - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

flashover - an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)

electrical conduction - the passage of electricity through a conductor

flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

spirt, spurt, squirt, jet - the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

leakage, outflow, escape, leak - the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"

superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

conge - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal

removal - dismissal from office

deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the United States Army for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)

Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

granting immunity, exemption, immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"

shooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"

gun - the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"

accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

squirt, eject, force out, squeeze out - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister"

disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

play - discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day"

volley - discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"

spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"

ejaculate - eject semen

abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month"

egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood - lose blood from one's body

eruct, spew out, spew - eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"

fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"

emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)

disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

relieve, take over - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

cut - discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"

clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"

cashier - discharge with dishonor, as in the army

set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

disembroil, disinvolve, disentangle - free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

vindicate - clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"

whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

purge - clear of a charge

pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

wharf - discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"

air-drop - drop from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter

pop - fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"

let drive, let fly, loose off - fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"

shoot - fire a shot

fusillade - attack with fusillade

deactivate - remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"

demob, demobilise, demobilize - retire from military service

demobilise, demobilize, inactivate - release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

cannon - fire a cannon

let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

flow away, flow off - flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"