English noun: discard | |||
1. | discard (object) anything that is cast aside or discarded | ||
Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
2. | discard (act) (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abandonment | ||
Part meronym | card game, cards | ||
Domain category | card game, cards | ||
3. | discard (act) getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable | ||
Synonyms | throwing away | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abandonment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | staging | ||
English verb: discard | |||
1. | discard (possession) throw or cast away | ||
Samples | Put away your worries. | ||
Synonyms | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abandon, close out, de-access, deep-six, dump, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, liquidize, retire, scrap, sell out, sell up, trash, unlearn, waste | ||