discard
verb
, ˈdis-ˌkärd\
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discard
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Verb
, ˈdis-ˌkär- \
adjective
Synonyms for discard
Synonyms: Verb
cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off) , throw away, throw out, toss, unload
Synonyms: Noun
cull, reject, rejection, second
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Examples of discard in a Sentence
Verb
Remove and discard the stems. a pile of discarded tires She discarded the six of hearts.Noun
toss all of your discards in the garbage
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If West returns a heart, South ruffs East’s queen and reaches dummy with a trump to discard two clubs on the high hearts. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: Sept. 9, 2019," 9 Sep. 2019 In space, Massa says, waste must be seen as a resource, not something to mindlessly discard. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, "Can Spaceflight Save the Planet?," 6 Sep. 2019 The company also promised to only use Apple employees for the job and to quickly discard the recordings. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple’s Planned iPhone Unveiling Overshadows Other Big News," 31 Aug. 2019 Donald Trump came into office promising to discard traditional alliances and practices... and for better or worse he's delivered on that promise. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - August 25, 2019," 25 Aug. 2019 The United States Department of Agriculture issued a news release Thursday warning consumers to discard of the chicken product, which are sold as a ready-to-eat item. — Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, "Tyson Foods recalls nearly 40K pounds of ready-to-eat chicken patties that may contain foreign matter," 16 Aug. 2019 But when schools cut their budgets, what were the first things to be discarded? — San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘Britfield and the Lost Crown’ author is on a mission to restore and revive creativity and imagination," 11 Aug. 2019 Anyone who has purchased items on the voluntary recall list is advised by the company to either discard or return the item to the place of purchase for a full refund. — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "Hot dog, hamburger bun maker issues voluntary recall," 10 July 2019 The biggest challenge will be to find someone low cost who can work side by side with the daughter to teach her how to make decisions about belongings and what is OK to discard, and how to organize the rest. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Hubby undermines plans, wife goes ALL CAPS," 7 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
East can take the queen and shift to diamonds, but South wins and leads his jack of hearts to set up dummy’s king for a diamond discard. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: July 8, 2019," 8 July 2019 Gradually, the meaning of discard broadened to include rejection beyond card-playing. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "English lays its cards on the table of our tongue," 27 July 2019 While Kellog was able to limit her trash to a jam jar, Americans on average discard 2,555 pounds of materials annually, according to a 2018 report from the Frontier Group citing a Columbia University study. — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, "2 years of trash in a jam jar: People striving to go 'zero-waste' say it's worth the effort," 17 July 2019 Soneva Fushi was also the first resort in the Maldives to recycle plastic on-site and collect discards from nearby islands with their Maker Programme. — Katie Lockhart, National Geographic, "These luxury resorts want to save the Maldives," 5 Apr. 2019 Inside Lepe’s chabolas, the furnishings are scraps and discards, but nearly everybody has a phone. — Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, "African migrants in Europe trade one hardship for another," 25 June 2019 When dummy has advertised a side suit, as in North-South’s auction, West should lead aggressively, hoping to set up winners before declarer uses dummy’s suit for discards. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: June 18, 2019," 18 June 2019 The only difference being that creatures, enchantments, and artifacts stay on the playing field whereas sorceries and instants are placed in your discard pile, also known as your graveyard, after casting their one-time effect. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "How to Play 'Magic: The Gathering': Everything You Need to Know," 19 Feb. 2019 That’s when Rachel throws out the eight of bamboo as a discard — folding her winning hand, knowing that Eleanor will pick it up and declare victory. — Jeff Yang, Vox, "The symbolism of Crazy Rich Asians’ pivotal mahjong scene, explained," 20 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'discard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.