DISCARD


Meaning of DISCARD in English

v. & n.

--v.tr.

1. reject or get rid of as unwanted or superfluous.

2 (also absol.) Cards remove or put aside (a card) from one's hand.

--n. a discarded item, esp. a card in a card-game.

Derivatives:

discardable adj.

Etymology: DIS- + CARD(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.