discard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To throw away, to reject.
To make a discard; to throw out a card.
To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.

noun

Anything discarded.
One or more discarded playing cards in a card game.
The act of discarding.
A temporary variable used to receive a value of no importance and unable to be read later.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈkɑːd/ /dɪˈskɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discard (verb).wav /dɪsˈkɑɹd/ /dɪˈskɑɹd/ /ˈdɪskɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discard (noun).wav /ˈdɪskɑɹd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-discard.wav

Word forms

discard discards discarding discarded

Etymology

From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.

Synonyms

cast aside cast away dismiss jettison dispose of eliminate get rid of throw aside throw away throw down junk 86 bin can cast off chuck chuck away chuck out discard ditch dump pitch scrap shift throw out toss trash fire let go sack axe decruit dehire remove discharge downsize give the axe give someone the boot give someone their cards give the chop give the elbow give someone the heave-ho give someone the old heave-ho lay off let someone go make redundant pink slip promote to customer retrench serve notice shit-can term terminate unhire

Derived words

discardable discarder discardment discardure undiscarded

Translations

Bulgarian: чистя Finnish: poistaa Finnish: poistaa kädestä Finnish: laskea pois Finnish: heittää pois French: défausser Galician: descartar German: abwerfen German: ablegen Greek: πετώ Mongolian: модоо хаях

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