discard
to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
Cards.
to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand.
to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).
Cards. to discard a card or cards.
the act of discarding.
a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
Cards. a card or cards discarded.
Origin of discard
1Opposites for discard
Other words from discard
- dis·card·a·ble, adjective
- dis·card·er, noun
- un·dis·card·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby discard
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How to use discard in a sentence
Cooks had to track any discard that couldn’t be repurposed—including food that came back from the dining room uneaten on each plate—before emptying it into the composter.
When Nicole Anzia helps clients get their homes in order, she sees certain items time and time again, and they usually end up in the discard bin.
And in a way that was right, because he was keen to save the best bits of it and to discard the worst.
His past lives all display a remarkable bloodlust, one he continues to discard.
‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal? Watch Nickelodeon’s Fantasy Epic ‘The Legend of Korra’ | David Levesley | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo maybe what I've really got here is an Old Master discard being used – by me, the museum visitor – as a modern objet trouvé.
discard your alcohol and dispose of your pork “The Muslims Are Coming!”
Why the Right Is Bashing My Muslim Comedy Movie | Dean Obeidallah | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnyone walking down a Manhattan street on trash day knows that New Yorkers discard some spectacular things.
One New York Sanitation Worker Has a New Idea for Recycling Trash … Turn It Into Art | Nina Strochlic | July 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliam, indeed, was not the man to discard an old friend for a new one.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe vote which required the King to discard them merely because they were what he himself was seemed to him a personal affront.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHe would discard any doctrine which, logically carried out, led to absurdity.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord"Yes; she was too genuinely a lady to encourage his suit, then discard him at the last moment," he concluded, despondently.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretHere you are, slouchin' around without a dressin' jacket er slippers en talkin' 'bout an ole song that's in the discard.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
British Dictionary definitions for discard
(tr) to get rid of as useless or undesirable
cards to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand
cards to play (a card not of the suit led nor a trump) when unable to follow suit
a person or thing that has been cast aside
cards a discarded card
the act of discarding
Derived forms of discard
- discarder, noun
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