discard | ||
1. | [ verb ] throw or cast away | |
Synonyms: | throw_away dispose throw_out toss_away cast_aside toss put_away cast_out cast_away chuck_out toss_out fling | |
Examples: | "Put away your worries" |
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Related terms: | get_rid_of dump abandon sell_out trash retire waste deep-six jettison de-access unlearn close_out disposal | |
2. | [ noun ] (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit | |
Related terms: | abandonment card_game | |
3. | [ noun ] anything that is cast aside or discarded | |
Related terms: | object | |
4. | [ noun ] getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable | |
Synonyms: | throwing_away discarding | |
Related terms: | abandonment staging | |
Similar spelling: |
discarded discarding discord discredit discordant discrete discreet disarrayed disorder diacritic |