n.
Pronunciation: dis- ' kärd, ' dis- ˌ
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1586
1 : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted <a pile of discard ed tires>
2 a : to remove (a playing card) from one's hand b : to play (any card except a trump) from a suit different from the one led
intransitive verb : to discard a playing card
– dis · card · able \ -d ə -b ə l \ adjective
– dis · card · er noun
synonyms DISCARD , CAST , SHED , SLOUGH , SCRAP , JUNK mean to get rid of. DISCARD implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless < discard old clothes>. CAST especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation < cast off her friends>. SHED and SLOUGH imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster < shed a bad habit> <finally sloughed off the depression>. SCRAP and JUNK imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form < scrap all the old ways> <would junk our educational system>.