discard

To get rid of something because you no longer want or need it.

• Discard the empty box.
• She discarded the damaged clothes.
• We had to discard our original plan.

Similar words: throw away, get rid of, dispose of

Opposites: keep

Common phrases: discard old clothes, discard something unused, discard an idea

To remove a playing card from the cards you are holding during a game.

• Discard one card from your hand.
• She discarded the ace and drew another card.
• Which card should I discard?

How to use it: discard something from your hand (You must discard two cards from your hand.)

Common phrases: discard a card, discard an ace, discard face down

Something that has been thrown away or left unwanted.

• This chair was a discard.
• She made a blanket from other people’s discards.
• We found useful objects among the factory’s discards.

Similar words: reject, castoff

Common phrases: pile of discards, an old discard, discard pile