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[ verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd ] / verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR discard ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nounthe act of discarding. a person or thing that is cast out or rejected. Cards. a card or cards discarded. Origin of discardFirst recorded in 1580–90; dis-1 + card1 ANTONYMS FOR discardSEE ANTONYMS FOR discard ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM discarddis·card·a·ble, adjectivedis·card·er, nounun·dis·card·a·ble, adjectiveun·dis·card·ed, adjectiveWords nearby discarddisbursement, disc, discal, discalced, discant, discard, discarnate, discase, disc brake, disc camera, discectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discardAnd in a way that was right, because he was keen to save the best bits of it and to discard the worst. Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST So maybe what I've really got here is an Old Master discard being used – by me, the museum visitor – as a modern objet trouvé. Old Master as Ax Murderer?|Blake Gopnik|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST
Anyone 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|DAILY BEAST Mr. Lincoln discard his logical faculties and reason with his heart? Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian?|John B. Remsburg She did not want to encourage him to discard his winter leggings, and was doubtful what to say. Last Words|Juliana Horatia Ewing Let the railways join in and discard his cars, and all would be well. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike|Charles King If, as dealer, you wish to make four tricks in a suit with but three in sight, give the adversaries a chance to discard. Bridge Axioms and Laws|J. B. Elwell That rode into the discard on the tumbrels of the Revolution. Thirty|Howard Vincent O'Brien
British Dictionary definitions for 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 discarddiscarder, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to discardshed, repeal, dump, renounce, dispose of, scrap, dispense with, remove, cancel, eliminate, reject, abandon, ditch, jettison, give up, relinquish, oust, junk, abjure, abdicate |