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to discard
01
to get rid of something that is no longer needed
Transitive: to discard sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
discard
3rd person singular
discards
Present participle
discarding
Past simple
discarded
Past participle
discarded
Examples
She recently discarded old clothes from her wardrobe to make space for new ones.
Discard
01
the act of throwing away something considered useless or unwanted
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
discards
Examples
The office organized a discard of old paperwork.
02
a card played that is either useless or does not follow suit
Examples
He made a strategic discard during the game.
03
an item that has been thrown away or set aside
Examples
Old newspapers were collected as discards.
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