carry out vs discharge

carry out is not a noun while discharge is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carry out	No	No	Yes	No
discharge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discharge is a hyponym of carry out; that is, discharge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carry out:

Other hyponyms of carry out include get over, run, consummate, consummate, do, perform, complete, dispatch.

carry out (noun)	discharge (noun)
	the act of discharging a gun
	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
	a formal written statement of relinquishment
	the act of venting
	the sudden giving off of energy
	the pouring forth of a fluid
	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
	a substance that is emitted or released

carry out (verb)	discharge (verb)
pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue	eliminate (a substance)
put in effect	become empty or void of its content
	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
	release from military service
	cause to go off
	go off or discharge
	pour forth or release
	remove the charge from
	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
	complete or carry out
	free from obligations or duties