discharge vs mark

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. 

mark

noun
  • A target for shooting at with a projectile. 

  • A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral). 

  • A score for a sporting achievement. 

  • A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc. 

  • A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. 

  • A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g. 

  • A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. 

  • Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.) 

  • A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. 

  • A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. 

  • A sign or brand on a person. 

  • Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold. 

  • The model number of a device; a device model. 

  • A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures. 

  • An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something. 

  • A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential. 

  • An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance. 

  • The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game. 

  • One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".) 

  • An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. 

  • Attention. 

  • Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station. 

  • A characteristic feature. 

  • A written character or sign. 

  • A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver. 

  • The line indicating an athlete's starting-point. 

  • Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver. 

  • A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. 

  • Limit or standard of action or fact. 

  • A former currency of Germany and West Germany. 

verb
  • To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose. 

  • To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role). 

  • To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of. 

  • To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. 

  • To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something). 

  • To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something). 

  • To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something). 

  • To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols. 

  • To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with. 

  • To create (a mark) on a surface. 

  • To hold (someone) in one's line of sight. 

  • To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind. 

  • To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.). 

  • To record that (someone) has a particular status. 

  • To put a marker in the place of one's ball. 

  • To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal. 

  • To create an indication of (a location). 

  • To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score. 

  • To assign (someone) to a particular category or class. 

  • To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located. 

  • To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily. 

  • To be typical or characteristic of (something). 

  • To distinguish (one person or thing from another). 

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