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 Definitions of discard  [ˈkæl si ɪt, -ˌeɪt]  

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Definition of 'discard' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) discard
to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.

2.  discard
to throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.

3.  discard
to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).

4. (v.i.) discard
to discard a playing card.

5. (n.) discard
the act of discarding.

6.  discard
a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.

7.  discard
a card discarded.

Etymology:  (1580–90)

Definition of 'discard' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) discard
anything that is cast aside or discarded

2. (noun) discard
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

3. (verb) discard, throwing away
getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

4. (verb) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"


Definition of 'discard' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) discard
to throw away
Discard packaging before placing in oven.


Definition of 'discard' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) discard
the act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded

2. (verb) discard
to throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards)

3. (verb) discard
to cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away

4. (verb) discard
to put or thrust away; to reject

5. (verb) discard
to make a discard


Translation of 'discard' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to throw away as useless
They discarded the empty bottles.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: weggooi Arabic flag Arabic: يَرْمي، يَطْرَح جانِبا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: захвърлям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: descartar Czech flag Czech: odhodit, vyřadit German flag German: ausrangieren
Danish flag Danish: smide væk; kassere Greek flag Greek: απορρίπτω, πετώ Spanish flag Spanish: desechar, deshacerse de
Estonian flag Estonian: ära viskama Farsi flag Farsi: دور انداختن Finnish flag Finnish: hylätä
French flag French: jeter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהָשלִיך Hindi flag Hindi: फेंक देना
Croatian flag Croatian: odbaciti kao nekorisno Hungarian flag Hungarian: eldob Indonesian flag Indonesian: membuang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fleygja, henda Italian flag Italian: buttare Japanese flag Japanese: 捨てる
Korean flag Korean: 버리다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išmesti, nusimesti, atsis Latvian flag Latvian: atmest/aizmest (kā nederī
Malay flag Malay: buang Dutch flag Dutch: wegdoen Norwegian flag Norwegian: (for)kaste, kvitte seg me
Polish flag Polish: wyrzucać Persian flag Persian: دور انداختن Pashto flag Pashto: ايسته غور ځول، ټوټې ټوټې
Portuguese flag Portuguese: deitar fora Romanian flag Romanian: a arunca Russian flag Russian: выбрасывать
Slovak flag Slovak: odhodiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: zavreči Serbian flag Serbian: odbaciti
Swedish flag Swedish: kasta [bort] Thai flag Thai: โยนทิ้ง Turkish flag Turkish: atmak,ıskartaya çıkarmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 拋棄 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: викидати Urdu flag Urdu: ترک کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: loại bỏ Chinese flag Chinese: 抛弃

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