breakaway vs discharge

breakaway

noun
  • The act of breaking away from something. 

  • A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water. 

  • A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position. 

  • An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance. 

  • A stampede of animals. 

  • A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton. 

  • An animal that breaks away from a herd. 

  • An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment. 

  • A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway. 

  • A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them. 

  • The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting. 

adj
  • Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. 

  • Enjoying rapid popular success. 

  • The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society. 

  • Having broken away from a larger unit. 

  • Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun) 

discharge

noun
  • The act of expelling or letting go. 

  • The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second). 

  • The process of flowing out. 

  • The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm. 

  • Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology. 

  • The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance. 

  • The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital. 

  • The act of releasing an accumulated charge. 

  • The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service. 

  • The process of unloading something. 

verb
  • To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling). 

  • To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to. 

  • To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss. 

  • To release (an accumulated charge). 

  • To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty. 

  • To let fly, as a missile; to shoot. 

  • To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear. 

  • To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument. 

  • To unload a ship or another means of transport. 

  • To give forth; to emit or send out. 

  • To release (an inpatient) from hospital. 

  • To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled. 

  • To set aside; to annul; to dismiss. 

  • To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process. 

  • To release (a member of the armed forces) from service. 

  • To accomplish or complete, as an obligation. 

  • To expel or let go. 

  • To let fly; to give expression to; to utter. 

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