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  1. 1. v. t. To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To put or thrust away; to reject. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To make a discard. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. anything that is cast aside or discarded Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. throw or cast away Source: wordnet
  10. 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside(a card or cards). Source: adambom
  12. 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 Source: ecdict

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