verb (used with object)
- to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- Cards.
verb (used without object)
noun
- the act of discarding.
- a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
- Cards. a card or cards discarded.
verb (dɪsˈkɑːd)
- (tr) to get rid of as useless or undesirable
- cards to throw out (a card or cards) from one’s hand
- cards to play (a card not of the suit led nor a trump) when unable to follow suit
noun (ˈdɪskɑːd)
- a person or thing that has been cast aside
- cards a discarded card
- the act of discarding
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.