discharge (someone or something) from (something)
1. To release someone from something. Based on these X-rays, your foot has healed completely, and I can discharge you from my care. He was discharged from the army after sustaining serious injuries. It's starting to feel like they'll never discharge me from physical therapy!
2. To fire someone from a job. Phil was discharged from his job once he was caught embezzling money. If the new secretary continues to be that rude, I'm going to have to discharge her from the position. I tried so hard to do a good job in Mrs. Smith's garden, but she discharged me from landscaping duty anyway.
3. To shoot something from a gun. I discharged another bullet from my gun but still missed the target. The robber was about to discharge a bullet from his gun when the security guard tackled him. Well, someone discharged a bullet from a gun—here are the shell casings.
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discharge someone from something
1. . to fire someone from a job. The manager discharged Walter from his position with the bank. Walter was discharged from his job.
2. to permit a person to leave a place, such as a hospital or the armed service. They discharged her from the hospital today. She was well enough to be discharged from the hospital.
discharge something from something
to fire a round from a gun. I discharged two bullets from the gun accidentally. Randy discharged about twenty rounds from his automatic rifle.
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