discard

[ verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd ]

/ verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd /

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verb (used with object)

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).

verb (used without object)

Cards. to discard a card or cards.

noun

the act of discarding.

a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.

Cards. a card or cards discarded.

OPPOSITES FOR discard

1 retain.

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Origin of discard

First recorded in 1580–90; dis-¹ + card¹

OTHER WORDS FROM discard

dis·card·a·ble, adjectivedis·card·er, nounun·dis·card·a·ble, adjectiveun·dis·card·ed, adjective

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How to use discard in a sentence

After walking block after block holding that container, he had suddenly discarded it and was now clutching a gun.
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Overnight on a New York City street, two artists might be creating their latest photo set, made entirely from discarded items.
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Therefore, Mizell must “show cause” as to why the ballots should be discarded.
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While that cause may be safely discarded, the correct one is hard to pin down.
The True Story of ‘The Elephant Man’|Russell Saunders|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was about a family that had discarded their trusty old mop for a new, improved model.
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Even when the new have been adopted we very often find that something of the ancient and discarded notions cling in our phrases.
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The next instant, he has raked the butt of your discarded cigarette from beneath your feet with the dexterity of a- 31 - croupier.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
A bundle of straw and a worn-out horse-blanket which somebody had discarded formed his bed.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
This, if we ever expect to rise, must be discarded from among us, and a high and respectable position assumed.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Some of it, I knew, he discarded because it didn't sound logical, but other parts seemed to make an impression on him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for discard

discard

verb (dɪsˈkɑːd)

(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

noun (ˈdɪskɑːd)

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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