discharge vs flip

discharge

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

  • 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. 

  • 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 expelling or letting go. 

  • 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. 

flip

noun
  • The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing. 

  • The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit. 

  • A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out 

  • A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. 

  • A slingshot. 

  • A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. 

  • A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog"). 

verb
  • To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions. 

  • To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors. 

  • To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit. 

  • To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0. 

  • To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees. 

  • To throw so as to turn over. 

  • To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger. 

  • To hand over or pass along. 

  • To go berserk or crazy. 

  • To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections. 

  • To switch to another task, etc. 

adj
  • Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose. 

  • Sarcastic. 

  • Disrespectful, flippant. 

intj
  • Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error. 

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