Discharge
How words are described
| real | real discharge | real leak |
| massive | massive discharge | massive leak |
| big | big discharge | big leak |
| huge | huge discharge | huge leak |
| Other adjectives: dangerous, potential, lethal, accidental, military, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Electrolytic capacitors dry out (or succumb to the capacitor plague), batteries self-discharge and leak, flash memory very slowly fades away, and the chassis and contacts rust and corrode.
Source: Analysis / Ragnarok-Proofing - During the fight, a discharge from a Prosecutor's battle-staff struck the Chaos Emeralds, causing the Emeralds to 'leak' pure Chaos radiation.
- An episode of the kids TV show Space Cases featured Harlan Band (and the console that could inform the crew of the lethal radiation leak) becoming invisible after getting zapped by a discharge from the Christa's engine core (which only happened because he spilled juice on it).
Source: Now Do It Again Backwards
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Leak and Discharge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discharge/leak
Discharge & Leak. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discharge/leak>.
Leak or Discharge. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discharge/leak.
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