Discard

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).

2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. Swift.

3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.

Synonyms: dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make a discard.