Discard

Pronunciation

• verb
• UK IPA: /dɪsˈkɑː(ɹ)d/
• US IPA: /dɪsˈkÉ‘rd/
• noun
• UK IPA: /ˈdɪskɑː(ɹ)d/
• US IPA: /ˈdɪskɑɹd/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d

Origin

From - + card.

Full definition of discard

Verb

1. (transitive) to throw away, to reject.
• I. TaylorA man discards the follies of boyhood.
2. (intransitive, card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
3. To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
• Jonathan SwiftThey blame the favourites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should ... resolve to discard them.

Synonyms

• cast away
• dismiss
• dispose
• eliminate
• get rid of
• throw away

Noun

1. Anything discarded.
2. A discarded playing card in a card game.

Anagrams

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