discard

(dĭ-skärd')

v., -card·ed, -card·ing, -cards.

v.tr.

1. To throw away; reject.
2. 1. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
   2. 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. 1. The act of discarding in a card game.
   2. A discarded playing card.
2. One that is discarded or rejected.

discardable dis·card'a·ble adj.
discarder dis·card'er n.

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verb

To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example: dispose of, dump, junk, scrap¹, throw away, throw out. Informal chuck, jettison, shuck (off). Slang ditch. See keep/release.

v

Definition: get rid of
Antonyms: embrace, keep, retain

For a list of words related to discard, see:

• Card Terms
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - discard: (vb) reject as useless

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kassere, befri sig for, smide, afskedige
v. intr. - kaste af
n. - afkast, udskud, kasseret bog, afsmidt kort

Nederlands (Dutch)
afdanken, afgooien, wegdoen, afval

Français (French)
v. tr. - se débarrasser de, jeter, renoncer à, abandonner, larguer, se défausser de, défausser (au bridge), écarter
v. intr. - se défausser (au bridge), écarter (une carte)
n. - défausse (au bridge), écart (jeu de cartes), (Comm, Ind) pièce de rebut, déchet

Deutsch (German)
v. - ablegen, ausrangieren
n. - Ausschuss, (Karten) Abwerfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απορρίπτω, (παρα)πετώ, αφήνω, ξεσκαρτάρω (παιγνιόχαρτο κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
scartare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descartar

Русский (Russian)
выбрасывать, отбрасывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desechar, descartar
v. intr. - descartar, tirar
n. - desecho, descarte, basura

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förkasta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
丢弃, 解雇, 抛弃, 去牌, 垫牌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 丟棄, 解雇, 拋棄
v. intr. - 去牌, 墊牌
n. - 墊牌, 拋棄

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 파면하다, (패를) 버리다
v. intr. - 파면되다
n. - 파면, 유기된 사람, 버린 패

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 捨てる, 解雇する
n. - 捨てられたもの, 捨て札, 捨てられた人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطرح جانبا, يرمي ورقه شدة لا يريدها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השליך, השליך כגרוטאה‬
v. intr. - ‮השליך קלפים‬
n. - ‮קלף מושלך‬

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