Definition of discard - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
wastethrow away something no longer useful
- She decided to discard her old shoes.
2.
gamesremove a card from one's hand in a game
- He had to discard a card to continue.
3.
employmentRare dismiss someone from a position or favorRare
- The company decided to discard the underperforming employee.
Noun
1.
trash itemsanything that is thrown away or rejected
- The old clothes were just discards.
2.
gamesRare card or cards thrown away in a card gameRare
- He added the queen to the discard pile.
3.
technologyTECH. temporary variable for an unneeded valueTECH.
- The function used a discard to ignore the result.
Origin of discard
Latin, dis (apart) + cardere (to throw)
Terms with discard included in their meaning
💡 A powerful way to uncover related words, idioms, and expressions linked by the same idea — and explore meaning beyond exact word matches.
waste
discard something unwanted or useless
disposal
discard everything completely
disposal
discard or get rid of something unwanted
waste disposal
discard or throw away
waste
discard something as worthless
discarding
discard or throw away something unwanted
removal
remove or discard something
discard
throw something out as useless or unwanted
waste
discard something no longer needed
disposal
discard an item by placing it in a trash container
disposal
discard something as useless or unwanted
waste
discard something as useless or worthless
discard
get rid of something unwanted
dispose
throw away or discard something unwanted
waste
discard something valuable carelessly
waste
discard something as useless or unwanted
disposal
discard something as unimportant or useless
carelessness
discard something without care or thought
discard
get rid of something undesirable or unwanted
discard
throw something away
discard
reject or throw away something as unwanted or unimportant
disposal
throw something out or discard
throw away
discard or reject something
removal
remove or discard something unwanted
Examples of discard in a sentence
They discard old documents every year. Players must discard a card each turn. She decided to discard the joker card. They decided to discard the outdated policy. The manager chose to discard the unreliable contractor. The broken gadgets were discards after the move.
He sorted through the discards for anything useful. She picked up the discard and continued playing. The discard included several high-value cards. The programmer used a discard to handle the error output. In the code, a discard was implemented to bypass the warning.
View all translations of discard
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:jeter, rejets, ...
- German:wegwerfen, Wegwerfartikel, ...
- Italian:scartare, scarto, ...
- Spanish:desechar, desecho, ...
- Portuguese:descartar, descarte, ...
- Chinese:扔掉, 废弃物, ...
- Japanese:捨てる, 廃棄物, ...
- Arabic:تَخَلَّصَ مِنْ, مُهْمَلٌ, ...
- Hebrew:לִזְרוֹק, פְּסֹלֶת, ...
- Russian:выбрасывать, ненужные вещи, ...
- Ukrainian:викидати, відходи, ...
- Hindi:फेंक देना, फेंका हुआ सामान, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the