Discard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of discard ... 1 : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted a pile of discarded tires They quickly discarded the idea. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut discard verb SaveWord dis·​card |\dis-ˈkärd ,ˈdis-ˌkärd\ discarded;discarding;discards Definitionofdiscard (Entry1of2) transitiveverb 1 :togetridofespeciallyasuselessorunwanted apileofdiscardedtiresTheyquicklydiscardedtheidea. 2a :toremove(aplayingcard)fromone'shand(seehandentry1sense7a(1)) discardedanace b :toplay(anycardexceptatrump)fromasuitdifferentfromtheoneled intransitiveverb :todiscardaplayingcard discardattheendofyourturn discard noun dis·​card |\ˈdis-ˌkärd \ Definitionofdiscard (Entry2of2) 1a :theactofremovingaplayingcardfromone'shand:theactofdiscarding(seediscardentry1sense2a) b :acarddiscarded collectedthediscards 2 :onethatiscastofforrejected OtherWordsfromdiscard Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdiscard OtherWordsfromdiscard Verb discardable \ dis-​ˈkärd-​də-​bəl ,ˈdis-​ˌkär-​ \ adjective discarder noun Synonymsfordiscard Synonyms:Verb cashier, cast(off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or86), exorcise (alsoexorcize), fling(offoraway), jettison, junk, layby, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck(off), slough(off) alsosluff(off), throwaway, throwout, toss, unload Synonyms:Noun cull, reject, rejection, second VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymfordiscard Verb discard,cast,shed,slough,scrap,junkmeantogetridof.discardimpliesthelettinggoorthrowingawayofsomethingthathasbecomeuselessorsuperfluousthoughoftennotintrinsicallyvalueless. discardoldclothes cast,especiallywhenusedwithoff,away,orout,impliesaforcefulrejectionorrepudiation. castoffherfriends shedandsloughimplyathrowingoffofsomethingbothuselessandencumberingandoftensuggestaconsequentrenewalofvitalityorluster. shedabadhabit finallysloughedoffthedepression scrapandjunkimplythrowingawayorbreakingupasworthlessinexistentform. scrapalltheoldways wouldjunkoureducationalsystem ExamplesofdiscardinaSentence Verb Removeanddiscardthestems. apileofdiscardedtires Shediscardedthesixofhearts. Noun tossallofyourdiscardsinthegarbage SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Transferthechickenbreaststoaplateandshredthemeat;discardthebonesandskin. — PaulStephen,SanAntonioExpress-News,3Nov.2021 Donotdiscardthebones,asthemarrowwillcontinuetomeltintothebroth. — NewYorkTimes,1Nov.2021 Exceptionalleadersdiscardthemundanetofocusonwhatmattersmost. — Jean-francoisCousin,Forbes,29Oct.2021 Pullthechickenfullyawayfromthebones,and,ifpreferred,removeanddiscardthebones. — WashingtonPost,8July2021 Withafork,shredthechickenanddiscardthebones. — BostonGlobe.com,4May2021 Removeanddiscardanybonesfromthechickenandshredorchopthemeatintobite-sizepieces. — TribuneNewsService,cleveland,20Jan.2021 Prepthemeat:Usingasharpparingknife,deboningknifeorkitchenshears,removeanddiscardthethighbones(orfreezebonesforlateruse). — SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,19Aug.2020 DarrylDilworth,anassistantsuperintendentwithPublicWorks,saidhomelesspeoplelivingtherecoulddecidewhattokeepandwhattodiscard—andthatatentcrushedbyatruckhadbeensoiledandabandoned. — HeatherKnight,SanFranciscoChronicle,6Oct.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Removefromtheheatanddiscardteabags,thenstirinthevanillaandblueberries. — BostonGlobe.com,26Oct.2021 Scrapekernels,liquid,andpulpfromcobsintobowl;discardcobs. — ChristopherMichel,CountryLiving,12Oct.2021 Usingaladle,carefullyremovetheexcessfatfromthepotanddiscard,leavingbehindabout2tbsp. — AngieRitoAndScottTacinelli,RobbReport,20Oct.2021 Strainmilkmixtureintopotato-parsnipmixture;discardsolids. — KateMerker,GoodHousekeeping,8Oct.2021 WadeisthelatestexampleofthesuccessthatFarhanZaidi,theGiants’presidentofbaseballoperations,hashadminingthediscardpileforoverlookedplayers. — NewYorkTimes,8Oct.2021 Formoreinformationcontactgeaugaparkdistrict.orgor440-226-4636.Gotreasurehunting:ChagrinFallsisholdingitsannualvillage-wideyardsaleday9a.m.to5p.m.Saturday,Sept.25,becauseoneperson’sdiscardmaybeyourtreasure. — JoanRusek,cleveland,3Sep.2021 Formafantasma,anItalianduoworkinginAmsterdam,tookontheproblemofelectronicwastebydisassemblingoldtechnologyanddemonstratingthecomplexsystemsrequiredtorecycleeachdiscard. — DamonJohnstun,oregonlive,31Aug.2021 MikeEliashasprovidedhimmorethanafullroster’sworthofplayerspluckedfromotherorganizations’discardpiles. — NathanRuiz,baltimoresun.com,9Aug.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'discard.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdiscard Verb circa1578,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun 1719,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a BuyingGuide OurteamatTheUsagehasselectedthebesttrashcanof2021. LearnMoreAboutdiscard Sharediscard PosttheDefinitionofdiscardtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdiscardonTwitter TimeTravelerfordiscard Thefirstknownuseofdiscardwas circa1578 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardiscard discantus discard discarnate SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordiscard LastUpdated 15Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Discard.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discard.Accessed18Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordiscard discard verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdiscard (Entry1of2) :tothrow(something)awaybecauseitisuselessorunwanted :toremove(aplayingcard)fromyourhandinacardgame discard noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdiscard (Entry2of2) :something(suchasaplayingcard)thathasbeendiscarded SeethefulldefinitionfordiscardintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary discard verb dis·​card |\di-ˈskärd \ discarded;discarding KidsDefinitionofdiscard (Entry1of2) 1 :togetridofasuselessorunwanted 2 :tothrowdownanunwantedcardfromahandofcards discard noun dis·​card |\ˈdi-ˌskärd \ KidsDefinitionofdiscard (Entry2of2) :somethingthrownawayorrejected MorefromMerriam-Websterondiscard Nglish:TranslationofdiscardforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdiscardforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY amity SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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