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scaoil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disband verb To break up a group so it no longer exists; to disperse.
  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • disperse verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  • dissolve verb To mix completely into a liquid so as to become part of the solution.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
  • loosen verb To make something less tight, or to become less tight.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  • remove verb To take something away from its place.
  • resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
  • shoot verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.
  • slacken verb To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • undo verb To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.
  • unfasten verb To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
  • untie verb To undo a knot or something tied.

Senses

scaoil is used for these senses in English:

  • disband (ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.
  • discharge To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
  • discharge To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
  • disperse (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
  • dissolve (transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
  • distribute (transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
  • fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
  • loose (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.

discharge — full definition

  1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
  3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
  4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
  5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

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