discard C1 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /dɪsˈkɑɹd/ UK /dɪsˈkɑːd/ See IPA manual Freq #19029 Meanings 1 verb To throw away or get rid of something you no longer want. Please discard any food that is past its expiry date. 2 noun The act of throwing something away, or a thing that has been thrown away. The bin was full of discards from the kitchen. 3 noun A playing card that a player throws out during a card game. He picked up the discard to complete his hand. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to throw away or get rid of... throw awaychuck outdispose ofbin 2 noun · the act of throwing... throwing away Word family Forms discardeddiscardingdiscards Derived forms discardablediscarderdiscardmentdiscardureundiscarded Etymology AI details From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar. Topics Sports & Fitness Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # discard **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkɑɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkɑːd/ **Frequency rank:** 19029 ## Meanings 1. To throw away or get rid of something you no longer want. 2. The act of throwing something away, or a thing that has been thrown away. 3. A playing card that a player throws out during a card game. ## Examples - Please discard any food that is past its expiry date. - The bin was full of discards from the kitchen. - He picked up the discard to complete his hand. ## Derived Forms - discardable - discarder - discardment - discardure - undiscarded ## Etymology From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar. ## AI Etymology Discard is from dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean to throw away or get rid of something you no longer want, or the act of throwing something away, or a thing that has been thrown away. Derived formations include discardable, discarder, discardment, discardure, undiscarded. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness - Actions & Processes markdown