discard: Meaning and Definition of
dis•card
Pronunciation: (v.di-skärd'n.dis'kärd), [key] — v.t.
- to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
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- to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand.
- to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).
—v.i. - to discard a card or cards.
—n. - the act of discarding.
- a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
- a card or cards discarded.
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