discard

  • 41discard — 1 verb 1 (T) to get rid of something because it is useless: What was more worrying was a box of used syringes that hadn t been properly discarded. 2 (I, T) to put down unwanted cards in a card game discarded adjective: old discarded clothes 2… …

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  • 42discard — verb his old suit has been discarded Syn: dispose of, throw away/out, get rid of, toss out, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside/off, throw on the scrap heap; reject, repudiate, abandon, drop, have done with, shed; informal chuck, dump,… …

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  • 43discard — v 1. reject, throw away, throw out, (of cards) slough; eject, toss out, dismiss from use, thrust aside, lay aside, cast aside, have done with, Inf. junk, Inf. trash, Sl. eighty six, eliminate, Sl. scratch; abandon, relinquish, forsake; dispense… …

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  • 44discard — dis·card …

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  • 45discard — verb Syn: dispose of, throw away/out, get rid of, toss out, jettison, dispense with, scrap, reject, drop; informal ditch, bin, junk; Brit.; informal get shot of; N.Amer.; informal trash Ant: keep …

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  • 46discard — [dɪsˈkɑːd] verb [T] to get rid of something that you no longer want or need …

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  • 47discard —   Kiloi, kiola, kiolaola, ho olei, kāpae, ha alele, olepū …

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  • 48Discard — 1) Lay aside excess cards in exchange for others from the stock or the widow; a discarded card or cards 2) Play a plain suit card not of the same suit as the lead …

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  • 49discard — v. & n. v.tr. 1 reject or get rid of as unwanted or superfluous. 2 (also absol.) Cards remove or put aside (a card) from one s hand. n. a discarded item, esp. a card in a card game. Derivatives: discardable adj. Etymology: DIS + CARD(1) …

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  • 50discard mortality rate — the proportion of the discarded catch that dies as a result of catching or handling …

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