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discard
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dis·card  (d-skärd)
v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards
v.tr.
1. To throw away; reject.
2.
a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
b. To play (a card other than a trump) from a suit different from that of the card led.
v.intr.
To discard a playing card.
n. (dskärd)
1.
a. The act of discarding in a card game.
b. A discarded playing card.
2. One that is discarded or rejected.

dis·carda·ble adj.
dis·carder n.

discard
Verb
to get rid of (something or someone) as useless or undesirable [dis- + card (the playing card)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.discarddiscard - anything that is cast aside or discarded
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
2.discard - (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
abandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
3.discarddiscard - getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
abandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
staging - getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
Verb1.discarddiscard - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"
jettison - throw away, of something encumbering
junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"
retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandise
de-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines"
close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"

discard
verb get rid of, drop, remove, throw away or out, reject, abandon, dump (informal) shed, scrap, axe (informal) ditch (slang) junk (informal) chuck (informal) dispose of, relinquish, dispense with, jettison, repudiate, cast aside << OPPOSITE keep
Translations
discard [dɪsˈkɑːd] vttirar;
(fig) → descartar

discard [dɪsˈkɑːd] vt [+ old things] → se débarrasser de, mettre au rencart or au rebut (fig); écarter, renoncer à

discard [dɪsˈkɑːd] vtausrangieren (fig) (idea, plan) → verwerfen

discard [dɪsˈkɑːd] vt [+ old things] → scartare;
(fig) → abbandonare

discard
v discard [diˈskaːd]
to throw away as useless They discarded the empty bottles. weggooi يَرْمي، يَطْرَح جانِبا захвърлям odhodit, vyřadit smide væk; kassere ausrangieren απορρίπτω, πετώ desechar, deshacerse de ära viskama دور انداختن heittää pois jeter לְהָשלִיך फेंक देना odbaciti kao nekorisno eldob membuang fleygja, henda buttare 捨てる (불필요한 것을) 버리다 išmesti, nusimesti, atsisakyti atmest/aizmest (kā nederīgu) buang wegdoen (for)kaste, kvitte seg med wyrzucać deitar fora a arunca выбрасывать odhodiť zavreči odbaciti kasta [] โยนทิ้ง atmak, ıskartaya çıkarmak 拋棄 викидати ترک کرنا loại bỏ


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