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Definition of discarding - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
removal processthe act of getting rid of something unwanted
- Discarding old clothes can free up closet space.
2.
waste materialthings that have been thrown away
- The factory's discarding was collected for recycling.
Origin of discarding
Latin, dis- (apart) + cardere (to throw)
Terms with discarding included in their meaning
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act of discarding
act of getting rid of something
discarding
discard or throw away something unwanted
environment
prohibition of discarding waste in an area
waste
container for discarding waste materials
organization
collecting and discarding unwanted items
waste management
place for discarding unwanted items
general
the act of discarding or throwing away something
consumerism
trend of discarding items quickly
trash disposal
the act of discarding something
idiomatic
error of discarding something valuable with the unwanted
abandonment
related to abandoning or discarding something
destruction
act of discarding or destroying something carelessly
frequent discarding
society that frequently discards items
discarding
in the process of being discarded or thrown away
removal
the act of discarding unnecessary items
consumerism
culture of frequently discarding items instead of reusing
narratology
restarting a series' storyline discarding previous continuity
discarding
discard something as unimportant or useless
technology
technique in neural networks discarding units
metaphor
system for discarding unwanted items
abr: armor-piercing discarding-sabot round
special bullet that goes through armor and drops outer shell
literal
discarding large quantities of books
books
related to discarding books in large quantities
fishing
removing fins from a live shark and discarding the body
Examples of discarding in a sentence
Discarding duplicate files made the shared drive easier to navigate. The discardings from the renovation filled three dumpsters by noon. Researchers sorted kitchen discardings to measure how much food was wasted.
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- French:élimination, déchets, ...
- German:Entsorgung, Abfall, ...
- Italian:eliminazione, scarti, ...
- Spanish:descarte, desechos, ...
- Portuguese:descarte, resíduos, ...
- Chinese:丢弃, 废弃物, ...
- Japanese:処分, 廃棄物, ...
- Arabic:نَبْذ, مُخَلَّفات, ...
- Hebrew:הַשְׁלָכָה, פְּסֹלֶת, ...
- Russian:выбрасывание, выброшенные вещи, ...
- Ukrainian:викидання, відходи, ...
- Hindi:फेंकना, त्यक्त वस्तुएँ, ...
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.
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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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