Discard definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

discard in American English · 1. Cards. a. to remove (a card or cards) from one's hand. b. · 2. to throw away, abandon, or get rid of as no longer valuable or ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'discard'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× discard (dɪskɑːʳd ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensediscards ,presentparticiplediscarding ,pasttense,pastparticiplediscarded verb Ifyoudiscardsomething,yougetridofitbecauseyounolongerwantitorneedit. Readthemanufacturer'sguidelinesbeforediscardingthebox.[VERBnoun] ...discardedcigarettebutts.[VERB-ed] Synonyms:getridof,drop,remove,throwawayorout MoreSynonymsofdiscard COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof discard Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'discard' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'discard' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'archipelago' HindiTranslationof'discard' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency discardinBritishEnglish verb(dɪsˈkɑːd )1. (transitive) togetridofasuselessorundesirable 2. cards tothrowout(acardorcards)fromone'shand 3. cards toplay(acardnotofthesuitlednoratrump)whenunabletofollowsuit noun(ˈdɪskɑːd )4. apersonorthingthathasbeencastaside 5. cards adiscardedcard 6. theactofdiscarding CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdiscarder(disˈcarder)noun WordFrequency discardinAmericanEnglish (dɪsˈkɑrd ;forn.ˈdɪsˌkɑrd ) verbtransitive1. Cardsa.  toremove(acardorcards)fromone'shand b.  toplay(acardnotatrumpandnotinthesuitled)whenholdingnocardsinthesuitled 2.  tothrowaway,abandon,orgetridofasnolongervaluableoruseful verbintransitive3. Cards tomakeadiscard noun4.  adiscardingorbeingdiscarded 5.  somethingdiscarded 6. Cards thecardorcardsdiscarded Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginOFrdescarter,prob.