discard

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Verb[change]

Plain form
discard

Third-person singular
discards

Past tense
discarded

Past participle
discarded

Present participle
discarding

  1. When you discard something, you throw away, to get rid of something.
    Will you please discard those old love letters?
    Tom discards everyone's old love letters.
    Tom discarded Jerry's old love letters yesterday.
    Have you discarded my old love letters yet?
    Tom is discarding your old love letters at this moment.
  2. If you discard a playing card, you take the playing card out of your hand.

Noun[change]

Singular
discard

Plural
discards

  1. Something that is thrown away.
    That tattered old song sheet is a discard.
    Those tattered song sheet discards are worthless.