What does "discard" mean?
Discard: To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. Swift.
Additional senses
- 2.To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.
- 3.To make a discard.
- 4.The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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