discharge vs breathe

breathe vs discharge

discharge is a noun but breathe is not a noun.

discharge and breathe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discharge	Yes	No	Yes	No
breathe	No	No	Yes	No

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

discharge: eliminate (a substance)
breathe: expel (gases or odors)

Other hyponyms of discharge include cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up, blow, ejaculate, abort, ovulate, egest, eliminate, excrete, pass, bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood, eruct, spew, spew out, fester, maturate, suppurate, emit, pass off.

discharge (noun)	breathe (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

discharge (verb)	breathe (verb)
eliminate (a substance)	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
become empty or void of its content	expel (gases or odors)
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges	reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
release from military service	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
cause to go off	utter or tell
go off or discharge	manifest or evince
pour forth or release	impart as if by breathing
remove the charge from	be alive
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave	allow the passage of air through
complete or carry out
free from obligations or duties

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