Thesaurus: discard

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1. v. t. To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
2. v. t. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away.
3. v. t. To put or thrust away; to reject.
4. v. i. To make a discard.
5. n. The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
6. n. anything that is cast aside or discarded
7. n. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
8. n. getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
9. v. throw or cast away
10. 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. Swift. 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor. Syn. -- To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. To make a discard. The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
11. To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside(a card or cards).
12. n:8/v:92 n. anything that is cast aside or discarded n. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit n. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable v. throw or cast away