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verb

Discard v. t. (past & past part. discarded; pres. part. discarding)

(Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).

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."

To put or thrust away; to reject. "A man discards the follies of boyhood."

Synonyms: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.

Discard v. i. (Card Playing) To make a discard.

noun

Discard n. (Card Playing) The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.

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Etymology of 'Discard'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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