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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 | ||
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