1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to get rid of sth that you no longer want or need
SYNCASTASIDE:
The room was littered with discarded newspapers. * He had discarded his jacket because of the heat. * 10% of the data was discarded as unreliable * (figurative) She could now discard all thought of promotion.
2 [VN, V] (in card games) to get rid of a card that you do not want
noun a person or a thing that is not wanted or thrown away, especially a card in a card game
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is discard a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, discard is tagged as verb.
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