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Definition of discarded - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
wastethrown away or rejected as useless
- The discarded papers were scattered on the floor.
2.
unwantedno longer wanted or needed
- She picked up the discarded toys from the yard.
Origin of discarded
Latin, dis- (apart) + cardere (to throw away)
Terms with discarded included in their meaning
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waste
useless physical things to be discarded
home
container into which things are discarded
waste site
place where waste is discarded
discarded items
old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value
food
skin of a banana, often discarded after eating the fruit
waste
discarded end of a smoked cigarette
waste disposal
place where waste or discarded materials are left
environment
food that is discarded and not eaten
waste
collection of discarded items
rubbish pile
pile of discarded items or waste
location
place or facility where waste is discarded
discarded items
materials discarded as useless or unwanted
indoor container
small container for discarded paper and dry litter
relationship
abandoned or discarded by someone
waste
thrown away or discarded
litter
discarded cigarette part causing litter
single-use item
item designed for single use before being discarded
short-term use
items used briefly then discarded
single-use
razor designed for short-term use and then discarded
rejection
rejected or discarded
trash
pile of discarded items considered worthless
searching discarded
search through discarded items for usable ones
recycling
used again after being discarded
trade
person who buys and sells discarded materials
Examples of discarded in a sentence
She found a discarded toy in the alley. The discarded clothes were piled in the corner. He found a discarded book on the bench.
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- French:jeté, délaissé, ...
- German:weggeworfen, entsorgt, ...
- Italian:scartato, ...
- Spanish:desechado, abandonado, ...
- Portuguese:descartado, abandonado, ...
- Chinese:被丢弃的, 废弃的, ...
- Japanese:捨てられた, 不要な, ...
- Arabic:مُهْمَل, مَرْمِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:מוּשְׁלָךְ, מוּשְׁלָךְ, ...
- Russian:выброшенный, отброшенный, ...
- Ukrainian:викинутий, ...
- Hindi:फेंका हुआ, त्यागा हुआ, ...
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)
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
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- 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, ...
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