discarded; discarding; discards
1
: to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted
a pile of discarded tires
They quickly discarded the idea.
2
a
: to remove (a playing card) from one's hand (see hand entry 1 sense 7a(1))
discarded an ace
b
: to play (any card except a trump) from a suit different from the one led
: to discard a playing card
discard at the end of your turn
discarder
noun
dis·card
ˈdis-ˌkärd 
1
a
: the act of removing a playing card from one's hand : the act of discarding (see discard entry 1 sense 2a)
b
: a card discarded
collected the discards
2
: one that is cast off or rejected
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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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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Ready to eat tomatoes contaminated with raw meat juices discarded.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Are the players wondering if owner Jed York is ready to end this era with a series of discards, which already started with the release of stalwart Arik Armstead in March?
—Tim Kawakami, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Ibarra was also seen discarding a bloodied jacket and disposable gloves near his apartment on Feb. 22 at 9:44 a.m., prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Ready to eat tomatoes contaminated with raw meat juices discarded.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
When West discards, South knows West had two clubs, three trumps and surely no more than six diamonds (since East followed low-high on the high diamonds).
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Are the players wondering if owner Jed York is ready to end this era with a series of discards, which already started with the release of stalwart Arik Armstead in March?
—Tim Kawakami, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Discard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discard. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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discard
2 of 2 noun
dis·card
ˈdis-ˌkärd
1
: the act of discarding in a card game
2
: a person or thing cast off or rejected
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