June 06, 2016 Word of the Day
discards; discarded; discarding
The woman is discarding shredded paper.
Definition of DISCARD
[+ object]
1 : to throw (something) away because it is useless or unwanted
Remove and discard the stems.
a pile of discarded tires
— often used figuratively
Many of his original theories have been discarded [=rejected] in recent years.
2 : to remove (a playing card) from your hand in a card game
She discarded the six of hearts.
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