Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Discard \Dis*card"\, v. i. (Card Playing)
To make a discard.
Discard \Dis*card"\, n. (Card Playing)
The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Discarding}.]
1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous
cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to
dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to
discharge; to turn away.
They blame the favorites, and think it nothing
extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to
discard them. --Swift.
3. To put or thrust away; to reject.
A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor.
Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.
Source : WordNet®
discard
n 1: anything that is cast aside or discarded
2: (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing
to follow suit
3: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or
undesirable [syn: {throwing away}]
v : throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {fling}, {toss},
{toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose},
{throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put
away}]