discard








verb (used with object)

  1. to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
  2. Cards.
    1. to throw out (a card or cards) from one’s hand.
    2. to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).

verb (used without object)

  1. Cards. to discard a card or cards.

noun

  1. the act of discarding.
  2. a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
  3. Cards. a card or cards discarded.

verb (dɪsˈkɑːd)

  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

noun (ˈdɪskɑːd)

  1. a person or thing that has been cast aside
  2. cards a discarded card
  3. the act of discarding
v.

1590s, literally “to throw a card away,” from dis- “away” + card (n.). Figurative use (in a non-gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card-playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a noun, from 1742.

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