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Discard Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Discard? [n] getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable [n] the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit [n] anything that is cast aside or discarded [v] throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Discard: cast aside \| cast away \| cast out \| chuck out \| dispose \| fling \| put away \| throw away \| throw out \| throwing away \| toss \| toss away \| toss out Related Terms \| Find terms related to Discard: abandon \| abdicate \| abjuration \| abjure \| abjurement \| back out \| beg off \| boot out \| bounce \| brush aside \| cashier \| cast \| cast aside \| cast away \| cast off \| cast out \| castaway \| castoff \| cast-off \| chuck \| chuck out \| chucking \| chucking out \| clearance \| contemn \| contempt \| contradict \| contradiction \| cry off \| declination \| decline \| declining \| deep six \| deep-six \| defenestrate \| denial \| deny \| depart from \| deportation \| derelict \| despisal \| despise \| despising \| detachment \| detrude \| dice \| disapproval \| disapprove \| discarding \| discharge \| disclaim \| disclamation \| discount \| discounting \| disdain \| disjunction \| dismiss \| dismissal \| disown \| disownment \| dispense with \| disposal \| dispose of \| disposition \| disregard \| ditch \| dogie \| drop out \| dump \| dumping \| eighty-six \| eject \| ejection \| eliminate \| elimination \| eradication \| evacuate \| except \| exception \| exclude \| exclusion \| exile \| expatriation \| expel \| expulsion \| extrude \| flotsam \| flotsam and jetsam \| forsake \| forswear \| foundling \| get quit of \| get rid of \| get shut of \| give away \| give the hook \| go back on \| heave out \| ignore \| ignoring \| jetsam \| jettison \| jilt \| junk \| junking \| kick downstairs \| kick out \| lagan \| lay aside \| leave \| leave behind \| leave flat \| liquidation \| maroon \| nonacceptance \| nonapproval \| nonconsideration \| obtrude \| orphan \| ostracism \| oust \| outlawing \| outlawry \| part with \| pass by \| pass up \| passing by \| pull out \| purge \| push aside \| put out \| putting away \| putting out \| quit \| quit cold \| rebuff \| recant \| recantation \| refusal \| refuse \| refuse to consider \| reject \| rejectamenta \| rejection \| removal \| remove \| renege \| renounce \| renouncement \| repel \| repudiate \| repudiation \| repulse \| riddance \| rubbish \| say goodbye to \| scout \| scouting \| scrap \| scrapping \| severance \| shed \| shoot \| shove away \| slough \| spurn \| spurning \| stand down \| suspension \| take leave of \| throw \| throw away \| throw out \| throw over \| throw overboard \| throwaway \| throwing out \| thrust out \| toss out \| toss overboard \| trash \| turn away \| turn out \| turning out \| vacate \| waif \| waifs and strays \| waive \| wastrel \| withdraw \| withdrawal See Also \| abandon \| abandonment \| card game \| cards \| close out \| de-access \| deep-six \| dump \| get rid of \| give it the deep six \| jettison \| junk \| liquidize \| object \| pension off \| physical object \| remove \| retire \| scrap \| sell off \| sell out \| sell up \| staging \| trash \| unlearn \| waste Discard In Webster's Dictionary \Discard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discarding}.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. --Swift. 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor. Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. \Discard"\, v. i. (Card Playing) To make a discard. \Dis*card"\, n. (Card Playing) The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.

Discard Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Discard?

[n] getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
[n] the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit
[n] anything that is cast aside or discarded
[v] throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

Discard In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Discarding}.]
1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous
   cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).

2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to
   dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to
   discharge; to turn away.

         They blame the favorites, and think it nothing
         extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to
         discard them.                         --Swift.

3. To put or thrust away; to reject.

         A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor.

Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.


\Dis*card"\, v. i. (Card Playing)
To make a discard.


\Dis*card"\, n. (Card Playing)
The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.

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