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.
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.
A bullet (projectile).
An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
A comical or entertaining person.
A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing. Colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball.
Hyponyms: tablet, caplet, capsule, lozenge
Such an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
To peel; to make by removing the skin.
To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
To medicate with pills.
Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
To form into the shape of a pill.
To persuade or convince someone of something.