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1discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… …
2discharge — To release; liberate; annul; unburden; disincumber; dismiss. To extinguish an obligation (e.g. a person s liability on an instrument); terminate employment of person; release, as from prison, confinement or military service. Discharge is a… …
3discharge — To release; liberate; annul; unburden; disincumber; dismiss. To extinguish an obligation (e.g. a person s liability on an instrument); terminate employment of person; release, as from prison, confinement or military service. Discharge is a… …
4extinguish — extinguishable, adj. extinguishment, n. /ik sting gwish/, v.t. 1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle. 2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence;… …
5extinguish — ex•tin•guish [[t]ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to stop burning; put out: to extinguish a fire[/ex] 2) to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate: to extinguish hope[/ex] 3) to obscure or eclipse, as by superior… …
6extinguish — v 1. snuff out, put out, quench, Inf. douse, Inf. dinch, blow out, (of a light) turn off, (of a cigar, cigarette) Sl. snub out; smother, suffocate, stifle, damp, choke. 2. extirpate, obliterate, expunge, eradicate, exterminate, annihilate,… …
7extinguish — To terminate; to put an end to; to cancel; to discharge …
8High-intensity discharge lamp — A High intensity discharge (HID) lamp is a type of electrical lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina tube. This tube is filled… …
9Fire extinguisher — Extinguisher redirects here. Extinguisher may also refer to a candle snuffer. A stored pressure fire extinguisher …
10Glossary of firefighting — Note: This list does not include firefighting equipment, i.e., tools and apparatus used by firefighters. Please refer to Glossary of firefighting equipment for such terms. : Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by… …
