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    dis·card
    verb[dəˈskärd]
    discard (verb) · discards (third person present) · discarded (past tense) · discarded (past participle) · discarding (present participle)
    1. get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable:
      "Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded"
      Opposite:
      • (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit:
        "West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser"
    noun[ˈdisˌkärd]
    discard (noun) · discards (plural noun)
    1. a person or thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
      Similar:
      substandard article
      substandard goods
      • (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a card played which is neither of the suit led nor a trump, when one is unable to follow suit.
    Origin
    late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘reject (a playing card’)): from dis- (expressing removal) + the noun card.
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    desechar, tirar… descartar, desfazer-se de, jogar fora… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DISCARD meaning: 1. to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it: 2. to get rid….
    When the verb discard first entered the English language in the sixteenth century, it referred to card playing and meant “to throw a card away.” Discard is still used to describe getting rid of unlucky cards, but today, you’ll also hear it used in a broader sense — we discard, or throw away, things that are undesirable or no longer useful.
    discard somebody/something The room was littered with discarded newspapers. He had discarded his jacket because of the heat. (figurative) She could now discard all thought of promotion. discard somebody/something as something 10 per cent of the data was discarded as unreliable.
    1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. To play (a card other than a trump) from a suit different from that of the card led. To discard a playing card. 1. a. The act of discarding in a card game. b. A discarded playing card. 2. One that is discarded or rejected. dis·card′er n.
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