discard Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
noun (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
noun getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
throwing away.
verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; cast out; put away; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries

imperfect & past participle Discarded; present participle & verbal noun Discarding

(Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
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.
To put or thrust away; to reject.
A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.
Syn. -- To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.