discharge

Examples

• All

• No discharge of firearms within the city limits.

  Wyatt Earp (1994)

• Did you witness the firearm discharge?

  In the Bedroom (2001)

• - It was an accidental discharge.

  Redbelt (2008)

• I'll say it was an accidental discharge.

  Jarhead (2005)

• No fraternisation and no discharge of firearms.

  The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

• The guy was only charged with a misdemeanor for illegal discharge of a weapon in the city limits.

  Blog text (32)

• Possible accidental discharge, sir.

  Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

• Good firearm safety skills, trigger control, and proper respect for weapons make negligent discharge highly unlikely.

  Blog text (6)

• I don't want any accidental discharges.

  Den of Thieves (2018)

• The police found bullet casings after the discharge during the investigation.

Synonyms

G

gunshot

vsdischarge

319 2.3

An event when someone shoots a gun and a bullet leaves the gun

is the general act of firing not limited to one shot

S

shooting

vsdischarge

238 2.3

Firing a gun for practice or sport

focuses on the act of making a gun fire rather than weapon type

G

gunfire

vsdischarge

155 2.5

The sound or act of shooting guns

refers to an individual firing event not the continuous sound

F

firing

vsdischarge

138 3.0

The act of shooting a gun

is limited to guns rather than all weapon types

F

firing off

vsdischarge

16 6.0

An act of shooting a gun or rifle

is the same act but expressed more generally

B

burst

vsdischarge

5 5.6

A quick group of shots fired together

is the simple act of firing rather than many shots at once

R

rifle shot

vsdischarge

2 3.7

A single firing of a rifle that makes a loud sound

is about firing generally not restricted to rifles

Antonyms

C

ceasefire

43 3.7

A temporary stop to fighting so sides can talk or get aid

Compounds

H

honorable discharge

• Formal

9 4.2

An official release from the military when someone leaves with a good record

D

dishonorable discharge

• Formal

5 6.7

Official removal from the military because of a serious crime or bad behavior

V

vaginal discharge

2 6.3

A fluid that comes from the vagina, usually clear or white

E

electrical discharge

• Specialized

2 4.2

A sudden flow of electricity that makes a spark or flash

D

discharge pipe

• Specialized

1 3.8

A pipe that carries water or waste away from a building

E

electric discharge

• Specialized

1 5.2

A flow of electricity through a gas that makes light or a spark

D

discharge lamp

• Specialized

1 6.7

A lamp that makes light when electricity passes between two metal points inside a gas

C

corona discharge

• Specialized

1 7.9

A faint glow around a high-voltage wire when the air becomes charged

E

electric-discharge lamp

• Specialized

1 7.0

A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube

B

brush discharge

• Specialized

9.9

A faint blue electric glow with many thin light rays that appears when high voltage makes a spark

G

gas-discharge lamp

• Specialized

5.8

A lamp that makes light when electricity passes through gas in a glass tube

G

gas-discharge tube

• Specialized

5.4

A sealed tube where electricity makes the gas inside glow

How Many

barrage

• Specialized

14 7.6

volley

• Specialized

18 6.8

to burst

117 1.9

discharge

6 5.5

shot

582 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology