Charge and Discharge

Charge

Charge noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.
Usage example: the first charge of our armed forces is to defend this country against enemy attack

Discharge is an antonym for charge.

Nearby Words: charged, charging, chargeable, charger

Discharge

Discharge verb - To empty or rid of cargo.
Usage example: docks for discharging containerships

Charge is an antonym for discharge in pressure topic.

How words are described

full full charge full discharge
single single charge single discharge
massive massive charge massive discharge
big big charge big discharge
Other adjectives: lethal, static, explosive, double, literal, sudden, super, electric, electrical.

Common collocations

energy charge energy discharge energy
power charge power discharge power
people charge people discharge people
amount charge amount discharge amount
Other words: battery, weapon, gun, powers, amounts.

Both words in one sentence

  • Lightning Gun Milliseconds later, it emits a huge electric discharge that seeks said charge difference, hitting whatever the gun was pointed at with scary accuracy.
    Source: Lightning Gun
  • They do get a Focus-expending attack that allows them to discharge it at the start of their turn if they haven't had a power triggered, then charge it up again with their standard action.
  • A good example today is electronic devices which can give a fairly good estimate of remaining battery time, based on the current state of charge and the rate of discharge, although the fact that the discharge is rarely constant affects the accuracy.
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