I. dis-ˈkärd, ˈdis-ˌ verb
Date: circa 1586
transitive verb
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 -də-bəl 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
II. ˈdis-ˌkärd noun
Date: 1744
1.
a. : the act of discarding in a card game
b. : a card discarded
2. : one that is cast off or rejected