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verb
- 1. get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable: "Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded"
noun
- 1. a thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
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DISCARD definition: 1. to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it: 2. to get rid…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISCARD is to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted. How to use discard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discard.
DISCARD meaning: 1. to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it: 2. to get rid…. Learn more.
To remove (a card or cards) from one's hand. To throw away, abandon, or get rid of as no longer valuable or useful. To play (a card not a trump and not in the suit led) when holding no cards in the suit led. To make a discard.
When you discard something, you get rid of it. If your closet is overflowing with clothes you haven't worn since 1992, why not discard some of them? When the verb discard first entered the English language in the sixteenth century, it referred to card playing and meant “to throw a card away.”.
verb (used with object) to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat. Antonyms: retain, preserve, keep, hold. 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).
If you discard something, you get rid of it because you no longer want it or need it.
verb. /dɪˈskɑːd/ /dɪˈskɑːrd/ Verb Forms. [transitive] (formal) to get rid of something that you no longer want or need. discard somebody/something The room was littered with discarded newspapers. He had discarded his jacket because of the heat. (figurative) She could now discard all thought of promotion.
verb. /dɪˈskɑrd/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to get rid of something that you no longer want or need discard somebody/something The room was littered with discarded newspapers.
What does the noun discard mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun discard. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun discard? About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun discard pronounced?
