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Definitions for Discard

[1] to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
[2] Cards . to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand. to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).
[3] Cards . to discard a card or cards.
[4] the act of discarding.
[5] a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
[6] Cards . a card or cards discarded.
[7] (tr) to get rid of as useless or undesirable
[8] cards to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand
[9] cards to play (a card not of the suit led nor a trump) when unable to follow suit
[10] a person or thing that has been cast aside
[11] cards a discarded card
[12] the act of discarding

Words related to Discard

shed, repeal, dump, renounce, scrap, remove, cancel, eliminate, reject, abandon, ditch, jettison, relinquish, oust, junk, abjure, abdicate, eject, expel, repudiate

Words nearby Discard

disc-, disc., discal, discalced, discant, discard, discarnate, discase, discectomy, discern, discernible

Origin of Discard

First recorded in 1580–90; dis-1 + card1

Other words from Discard

dis·card·a·ble , adjective
dis·card·er , noun
un·dis·card·a·ble , adjective
un·dis·card·ed , adjective

Synonyms for Discard

abandon, cancel, dispense with, dispose of, ditch, dump, eliminate, give up, jettison, reject, remove, renounce, repeal, scrap, shed, abdicate, abjure, adios, banish, can, cashier, chuck, deep-six, desert, dispatch, dispossess, divorce, drop, eject, expel, forsake, junk, oust, protest, relinquish, repudiate, cast aside, do away with, free of, have done with, part with, put by, shake off, sweep away, throw away, throw out, throw overboard, toss aside, write off