| discard | | |
| n. (object) | 1. discard | anything that is cast aside or discarded. |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| n. (act) | 2. discard | (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit. |
| ~ abandonment | the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| n. (act) | 3. discard, throwing away | getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable. |
| ~ abandonment | the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away. |
| ~ staging | getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket. |
| v. (possession) | 4. cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | throw or cast away.; "Put away your worries" |
| ~ unlearn | discard something previously learnt, like an old habit. |
| ~ deep-six, give it the deep six | toss out; get rid of.; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" |
| ~ jettison | throw away, of something encumbering. |
| ~ junk, scrap, trash | dispose of (something useless or old).; "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" |
| ~ waste | get rid of.; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" |
| ~ get rid of, remove | dispose of.; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" |
| ~ dump | throw away as refuse.; "No dumping in these woods!" |
| ~ retire | dispose of (something no longer useful or needed).; "She finally retired that old coat" |
| ~ abandon | forsake, leave behind.; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" |
| ~ liquidize, sell out, sell up | get rid of all one's merchandise. |
| ~ de-access | dispose of by selling.; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines" |
| ~ close out | terminate by selling off or disposing of.; "He closed out his line of sports cars" |
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