discard

discard

—vb
1.	(tr) to get rid of as useless or undesirable
2.	cards to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand
3.	cards to play (a card not of the suit led nor a trump) when unable to follow suit

—n
4.	a person or thing that has been cast aside
5.	cards a discarded card
6.	the act of discarding

dis'carder

—n

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discard

1590s, from dis- "away" (see dis-) + card (n.). In a non-gaming sense, first recorded 1590s. Related: Discarded.

Example sentences

All three candidates had promised to loosen or even discard this financial

corset.

Strain the stock through a fine-mesh strainer and discard the solids.

Also, regularly clean up and discard fallen fruit, since it might harbor

diseases and pests.

Discard everything except the body cavity and the tentacles.

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"The ideal of brotherhood of man, the building of the Just City, is one that cannot be discarded without lifelong feelings of disappointment and loss. But, if we are to live in the real world, discard it we must. Its very nobility makes the results of its breakdown doubly horrifying, and it breaks down, as it always will, not by some external agency but because it cannot work."

-Kingsley Amis