Difference between Discharge and Fire

What is the difference between Discharge and Fire?

Discharge as a verb is to accomplish or complete, as an obligation. while Fire as a verb is to set (something) on fire.

Discharge

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To accomplish or complete, as an obligation. To expel or let go. To release (an accumulated charge). To release (an inpatient) from hospital. To release (a member of the armed forces) from service. To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling). To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (uncountable) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology the act of accomplishing (an obligation) the act of expelling or letting go the act of releasing an accumulated charge the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second)

Example sentence: I got a bad conduct discharge, was at home for a few months in late '99, and basically said, 'Dad, I want to give wrestling a shot. I sure as hell don't wanna go to college, and the Marine Corps wasn't for me. And I need to make some money, so let's see if I can do it.'

Fire

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To set (something) on fire.To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.To drive away by setting a fire.To terminate the employment contract of an employee, usually because of the misconduct or poor performance of the employee (as opposed to "make redundant" or "lay off", where the employee's actions are not the reason for the termination); to expel one from their job.To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse of stream of something).To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.To cause an action potential in a cell.To forcibly direct.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.Something that has produced or is capable of producing this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial destruction.One of the four basic elements.One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).The elements necessary to start a fire.The in-flight bullets or other projectiles shot from a gun.

Example sentence: It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

We hope you now know whether to use Discharge or Fire in your sentence.

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