Discard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Discard	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Discard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discard n anything that is cast aside or discarded (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable Synonym(s): discard, throwing away v throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discard \Discard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discarding}.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). 2. 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. 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor. Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discard \Dis*card"\, v. i. (Card Playing) To make a discard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discard \Dis*card"\, n. (Card Playing) The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.