folmhaigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- empty adj Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
- evacuate verb To leave a dangerous place, or move people out of one, for their safety.
- exhaust verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.
- purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
- unpack verb To take items out of a suitcase, box, or other container.
Senses
folmhaigh is used for these senses in English:
- discharge To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- empty (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- evacuate To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
- exhaust (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
- lay waste (transitive) To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
- purge (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- unpack (transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
discharge — full definition
- verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
- verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
- noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
- noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.
empty — full definition
- adj Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
- adj Lacking real meaning, value, or sincerity.
- verb To remove all the contents from something.