Discard - English meaning

dɪˈskɑːd

Discard – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
Usage examples:
Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded
Synonims:
Dispose ofThrow awayThrow outGet rid ofToss outRejectJettisonScrapDispense withCast aside/offRepudiateAbandonRelinquishDropHave done withShedSlough offShrug offThrow on the

noun
A thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
Usage examples:
Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fisher…

verb
Anything that is cast aside

verb
To throw away or get rid of something because you no longer want it
Usage examples:
Cut the melon in half and discard the seeds., he makes toys from things people discard.

verb
To throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it
Usage examples:
Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

verb
To get rid of a card you are holding during a card game

noun
In a card game, a card that you have got rid of

Discard translation into English

Discard: translate from English into Chinese

丢弃, 废弃, 抛弃, 弃, 弃置, 摈弃, 摈除, 屏弃, 撇弃, 摈, 抛弃物

Discard: translate from English into Dutch

Weggooien, Afleggen, Afdanken, Bannen, Uitsluiten, Opzij zetten, Uittrekken, Ontwaren

Discard: translate from English into French

Jeter, Défausser, Écarter, Se débarrasser, Se défausser, Écart

Discard: translate from English into German

Verwerfen, Wegwerfen, Abwerfen, Ablegen, Ausrangieren, Drücken, Ausziehen

Discard: translate from English into Hindi

खारिज करना, छोड़ना, अलग करना, जुदा करना, निकाल देना, ठुकराना, नामंज़ूर करना, हटाना, निकालना, पदच्युत करना, पृथक्करण, रद्दी माल, रद्दी चीज़ें, फेंक देना, दूर करना, अमान्य करना

Discard: translate from English into Italian

Scartare, Scarto, Abbandonare

Discard: translate from English into Korean

버리다, 포기, 버려진 사람, 버려진 물건, 버림 받은 사람, 버림 받은 물건, 가진 패를 버림

Discard: translate from English into Russian

Отказаться, Отбрасывать, Выбрасывать, Отказываться, Сбрасывать, Отвергать, Сброс, Брак, Сбрасывать карту, Увольнять, Сбрасывание карт, Сброшенная карта, Что-либо ненужное, Что-либо негодное

Discard: translate from English into Spanish

Desechar, Descarte, Descartar, Desecho, Descartarse, Rechazar, Tirar, Descartarse de, Renunciar, Dejar de llevar, Realizar descartado

Word origin

late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘reject (a playing card’)): from dis- (expressing removal) + the noun card1.

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Discard – similar words

discarding

dɪˈskɑːd

verb
Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
Usage examples:
Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded

noun
A thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
Usage examples:
Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fisher…

verb
Present participle of discard
Usage examples:
Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

Discarding - all meanings in English

discarded

dɪˈskɑːd

verb
Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
Usage examples:
Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded

noun
A thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
Usage examples:
Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fisher…

verb
Past simple and past participle of discard
Usage examples:
Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

Discarded - all meanings in English

Discard synonims

abandon

əˈbæn.dən

verb
Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.
Usage examples:
Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun
Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
Usage examples:
She sings and sways with total abandon

verb
Forsake; leave behind

Abandon - all meanings in English

drop

drɒp

verb
Let or make (something) fall vertically.
Usage examples:
The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun
A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.
Usage examples:
The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb
Let fall to the ground

Drop - all meanings in English

get rid of

collocation
Dispose of

phrase
Take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing)
Usage examples:
We have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years

idiom
To find a way to make someone leave because you do not want the person to be with you any longer
Usage examples:
We finally got rid of my little sister by telling her scary stories., i can’t wait to get rid of th…

Get rid of - all meanings in English

have done with

idiom
To deal with and finish the whole matter
Usage examples:
I think i'll just sell all the furniture and have done with it.

Have done with - all meanings in English

jettison

ˈdʒet.ɪ.sən

verb
Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.
Usage examples:
Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea

noun
The action of jettisoning something.
Usage examples:
The jettison lever

verb
To throw away or get rid of something that is not wanted or needed
Usage examples:
Some of her material will probably be jettisoned for the tv show., the bombs were jettisoned over t…

Jettison - all meanings in English

reject

verb
Dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.
Usage examples:
Union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award

noun
A person or thing dismissed as inadequate or unacceptable.
Usage examples:
Some of the team's rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships

verb
To refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone
Usage examples:
The school rejects a third of all applicants., as a child, she had felt rejected by her mother., in…

Reject - all meanings in English

relinquish

verb
Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Usage examples:
He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive

Relinquish - all meanings in English

repudiate

verb
Refuse to accept; reject.
Usage examples:
She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders

verb
To refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject
Usage examples:
The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated., the election results were a repudia…

verb
To decide that an agreement is no longer effective and that you will not do what it says you must do
Usage examples:
Repudiate a contract/agreement failure to deliver on time will entitle the buyer to repudiate the c…

Repudiate - all meanings in English

scrap

noun
A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
Usage examples:
I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb
Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.
Usage examples:
A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb
Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.
Usage examples:
The older boys started scrapping with me

Scrap - all meanings in English

shed

noun
A simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop.
Usage examples:
A bicycle shed

verb
Park (a vehicle) in a depot.
Usage examples:
The buses were temporarily shedded in that depot

verb
(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground.
Usage examples:
Both varieties shed leaves in winter

Shed - all meanings in English

shrug off

idiom
Minimize the importance of, brush aside

phrasal verb
Dismiss something as unimportant.
Usage examples:
The managing director shrugged off the criticism

phrasal verb
To treat something as if it is not important or not a problem
Usage examples:
The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent., you're a father and you …

Shrug off - all meanings in English

throw out

collocation
Throw or cast away

phrasal verb
Discard something as unwanted.
Usage examples:
I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb
(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.
Usage examples:
The charges were thrown out by the magistrate

Throw out - all meanings in English

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