Discharge+a+gun

  • 21gun — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gonne, gunne Date: 14th century 1. a. a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory b. a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun) c. a device that throws a projectile 2.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22discharge —    to ejaculate semen    As from Pistol s gun:     I will discharge upon her, Sir John, with two bullets. (Shakespeare, 2 Henry W the bullets were his testicles)    Discharge, meaning to dismiss from employment, comes from the literal meaning to… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 23discharge — dis•charge v. [[t]dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship[/ex] 2) to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York[/ex] 3) mil to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24discharge — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a let go, release, esp. from a duty, commitment, or period of confinement. b relieve (a bankrupt) of residual liability. 2 tr. dismiss from office, employment, army commission, etc. 3 tr. a fire (a gun etc.). b (of a gun etc.)… …

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  • 25gun for — Synonyms and related words: angle for, ask for, beat about for, charge, cock, delve for, detonate, dig for, discharge, drop, eject, fell, fire, fire off, fish for, follow, go gunning for, gun, hit, hunt, hunt for, hunt up, let fly, let off, load …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26discharge — dis·charge || dɪs tʃɑːdÊ’ n. unloading; ejection; release, removal of an obligation; gunshot v. unload goods; eject; dismiss; release from an obligation; shoot, fire (from a gun or weapon) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27discharge cup — mortar launcher; cuplike attachment placed on the end of a gun for launching grenades …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28discharge — verb dɪs tʃα:dʒ 1》 officially allow (someone) to leave somewhere, especially hospital.     ↘dismiss from a job.     ↘release from the custody or restraint of the law. 2》 emit or send out (a liquid, gas, or other substance).     ↘Physics release… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 2921-gun salute — Gun salutes are the firing of cannons or arms as a (military or naval) honour.The custom originates in naval tradition, where a warship would fire its cannons harmlessly out to sea to show that it was disarmed, signifying the lack of hostile… …

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  • 30Accidental discharge — is the event of a firearm discharging (firing) at a time not intended by the user. Perhaps most commonly, accidental discharges (sometimes called ADs by military and police personnel and referred to as negligent discharges by several armies)… …

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