Verb: discard 'dis,kaa(r)d
- Throw or cast away
"discard your worries";
- fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
- Anything that is cast aside or discarded
"The artist created a sculpture from discards found in the junkyard"; "One person's discard can be another's treasure"
- (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
"His strategic discard of the high card confused his opponents"
- Getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
"The discard of old furniture made room for the new pieces"
Derived forms: discards, discarding, discarded
Type of: abandonment, article, get rid of, object, physical object, remove
Encyclopedia: Discard