Dictionary
dis•card
Pronunciation: (
—v.di-skärd';
—n.dis'kärd), [key]—
v.t.
1. to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of:
to discard an old hat.
2. Cards.
a. to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand.
b. to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).
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v.i.
Cards.to discard a card or cards.
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n.
1. the act of discarding.
2. a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.
3. Cards.a card or cards discarded.
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