discard

UK: /dɪsˈkɑː^rd/

US: /v. dɪˈskɑrd; n. ˈdɪskɑrd/

US: (v. di skärd′; n. dis′kärd)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•card /v. dɪˈskɑrd; n. ˈdɪskɑrd/   v. [~ + object]

1. to dispose of;
   get rid of:
   We discarded some old clothes.
2. Games to throw out (a playing card) from one's hand:
   I discarded a couple of low cards.

n. [countable]

3. a person or thing that is cast out, rejected, or thrown out.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•card  (v. di skärd′;n. dis′kärd), v.t. 

1. to cast aside or dispose of;
   get rid of:
   to discard an old hat.
2. Games [Cards.]
   • 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. 

3. Games [Cards.] to discard a card or cards.

n. 

4. the act of discarding.
5. a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
6. Games [Cards.] a card or cards discarded.

• dis-¹ + card¹ 1580–90

dis•card′a•ble, adj. 
dis•card′er, n. 
Antonyms

• 1. . retain.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

discard verb / dɪsˈkɑːd/

1. (transitive) to get rid of as useless or undesirable
2. to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand
3. to play (a card not of the suit led nor a trump) when unable to follow suit

noun / ˈdɪskɑːd/

1. a person or thing that has been cast aside
2. a discarded card
3. the act of discarding