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dis·card
(dĭ-skärd′)v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards
v.tr.
1. To throw away; reject.
2.
a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
b. To play (a card other than a trump) from a suit different from that of the card led.
v.intr.
To discard a playing card.
n. (dĭs′kärd′)
1.
a. The act of discarding in a card game.
b. A discarded playing card.
2. One that is discarded or rejected.
dis·card′a·ble adj.
dis·card′er n.
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discard
vb
1. (tr) to get rid of as useless or undesirable
2. (Card Games) cards to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand
3. (Card Games) 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. (Card Games) cards a discarded card
6. (Card Games) the act of discarding
disˈcarder n
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dis•card
(v. dɪˈskɑrd; n. ˈdɪs kɑrd)v.t.
1. to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.
2.
v.i. 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).
3. to discard a playing card.
n. 4. the act of discarding.
5. a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
6. a card discarded.
[1580–90]
dis•card′a•ble, adj.
dis•card′er, n.
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discard
- First meant "throw out or reject a card from a hand."See also related terms for reject.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
discard
Past participle: discarded
Gerund: discarding
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| Noun | 1. |  discard - anything that is cast aside or discardedobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| 2. | discard - (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit abandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away | |
| 3. |  discard - getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirableabandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away staging - getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket | |
| Verb | 1. |  discard - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"cast aside, cast away, chuck out, throw away, toss away, toss out, throw out, dispose, cast out, put away, fling, toss unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" jettison - throw away, of something encumbering junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" de-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines" close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars" |
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discard
verb get rid of, drop, remove, throw away or out, reject, abandon, dump (informal), shed, scrap, axe (informal), ditch (slang), junk (informal), chuck (informal), dispose of, relinquish, dispense with, jettison, repudiate, cast aside Read the instructions before discarding the box.
keep, save, reserve, retain, hold back, hang or hold on to
keep, save, reserve, retain, hold back, hang or hold on to
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discard
verbTo let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
Slang: ditch.
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Translations
يَرْمي، يَطْرَح جانِبا
odhoditvyřadit
kasseresmide væk
fleygja, henda
išmestinusimesti
atmest/aizmest
atmakıskartaya çıkarmak
discard
A. [dɪsˈkɑːd] VT [+ unwanted thing] → deshacerse de; [+ idea, plan] → desechar, descartar; [+ clothing] → desembarazarse de; [+ habit] → renunciar a (Cards) → descartarse de; [+ person] → desembarazarse de
B. [dɪsˈkɑːd] VI (Cards) → descartarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
discard
[dɪsˈkɑːrd] vt (= throw out) [+ old things] → se débarrasser de
[+ idea, plan, system] → abandonner, renoncer àdisc brake n → frein m à disquedisc drive n (British) (COMPUTING) → lecteur m de disques
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
discard
vt
unwanted article, person → ausrangieren; idea, plan → verwerfen; (Comput) changes in file → verwerfen; (= take off) coat → ausziehen; antlers, leaves → abwerfen
(Cards) → abwerfen
vi (Cards) → abwerfen
n
(Cards) → Abwerfen nt
(Ind, Comm) → Ausschuss m, → Ausschussware f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
discard
[dɪsˈkɑːd] vt (clothes) → smettere; (unwanted things) → sbarazzarsi di; (idea, plan, playing card) → scartare; (people) → abbandonareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
discard
(diˈskaːd) verb to throw away as useless. They discarded the empty bottles.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
discard
n. desecho, descarte;
v. descartar, desechar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012