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
- 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.