Collocations for "discharge"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "discharge" in context.
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discharge
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- discharged from [custody, the hospital, prison, employment]
- discharged the [convict, inmate, suspect, patient, employee]
- discharged on [bail, house arrest, condition that]
- discharge your [duties, tasks, responsibilities]
- [unable, unwilling, no longer able] to discharge
- [faithfully, loyally, competently] discharged
- discharged [him, the worker, the manager]
- discharged for [gross misconduct, poor results, absences]
- discharge [a debt, the loan, your mortgage]
- discharge [some, part, all] of the [debt]
- discharge [a weapon, the gun, your rifle]
- [policeman, officer, soldier, suspect] discharged his [weapon]
- [automatically, accidentally, mistakenly] discharged the [weapon]
- [gun, firearm, weapon] discharged
- [ordered, instructed, told] (not) to discharge
- is discharging a [liquid, fluid, pus]
- a [blood, liquid, pus, fluid, waste, pollutant] discharge
- a discharge of [blood]
- a [rifle, gun, weapon, pistol] discharge
- the discharge of the [rifle]
- a [five] -million-ton oil discharge
- [prevent, avoid] (further) waste discharge
- [halt, stop] discharge from the wound
- the [doctor, medic, specialist] authorized the discharge
- [monitoring, consultations, checkups] after discharge
- [recommend, sign, authorize] a discharge
- was given a discharge on the [basis, grounds] of
- was the reason [behind, for] his discharge
- received [an honorable, a special, a dishonorable] discharge
- a discharge from [duty, the hospital, the army]
- the discharge of [dozens of, several] employees
- the discharge [form, requirements, rate, limit]
'discharge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):