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verb
- 1. get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable: "Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded"
noun
- 1. a thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
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DISCARD definition: 1. to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it: 2. to get rid…. Learn more.
When you discard something, you get rid of it. If your closet is overflowing with clothes you haven't worn since 1992, why not discard some of them? When the verb discard first entered the English language in the sixteenth century, it referred to card playing and meant “to throw a card away.”
The meaning of DISCARD is to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted. How to use discard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discard.
If you discard something, you get rid of it because you no longer want it or need it.
[transitive] (formal) to get rid of something that you no longer want or need. discard somebody/something The room was littered with discarded newspapers. He had discarded his jacket because of the heat. (figurative) She could now discard all thought of promotion.
1. to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of. 2. a. to throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led). v.i. 3. to discard a playing card. n. 4. the act of discarding. 5. a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
OED's earliest evidence for discard is from 1663, in the writing of Edward Waterhouse, heraldic writer. It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s. discard is formed within English, by conversion.
DISCARD definition: to throw something away: . Learn more.
What does the verb discard mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb discard, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb discard? About 9 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
Oct 24, 2024 · discard (plural discards) Anything discarded. A discarded playing card in a card game. (programming) A temporary variable used to receive a value of no importance and unable to be read later.
