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discard

dis·card [ diss krd ]


verb  (past and past participle dis·card·ed, present participle dis·card·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·cards)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb throw something away: to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed

2. transitive verb reject card: in some card games, to put down a card from a hand and not play it

3. transitive and intransitive verb play card: in a card game such as bridge or whist, to play a card so that it has no value, because it is neither in the required suit nor a trump



noun  (plural dis·cards)
Definition:
 
1. act of discarding: the act of discarding a playing card

2. something discarded: somebody or something that has been discarded


dis·card·a·ble adjective
dis·card·er noun
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