discard

/'diskɑ:d/

Thân thiện

He discards the old newspaper into the recycling bin.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To get rid of something as no longer useful or desirable: To intentionally throw away or dispose of an object, idea, or person.
   • (In card games) To remove a card from one's hand: To play or throw away a card that is not needed or cannot be used to follow the suit led.

2. Noun:

   • An item that has been thrown away: Something that is cast aside or rejected.
   • (In card games) A card that is thrown out: A card that a player chooses to get rid of from their hand during play.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:

  • You should discard any expired food from the refrigerator.
  • He discarded his old beliefs after learning new information.
  • In the game, she had to discard a heart to follow suit.

• Noun:

  • The pile of discards by the side of the road was an eyesore.
  • His final discard was the king of spades, which surprised the other players.

Advanced Usage

• "To discard someone": To reject or dismiss a person from a group or position.
  • The company discarded the old management team.
• "To be discarded" (Passive Voice): To be thrown away or considered useless.
  • These traditions should not be discarded so easily.

Variants and Related Words

• Discarded (Adjective): Describing something that has been thrown away.
  • A discarded toy lay in the corner.
• Discarding (Gerund/Noun): The act of throwing something away.
  • The discarding of plastic waste is a major environmental issue.

Synonyms

• Verb: Dispose of, throw away, cast off, reject, jettison, abandon.
• Noun: Reject, castoff, scrap, waste.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Discard" itself is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed by the verb alone or with a preposition like "as" or "from.") - Discard as: To reject something by classifying it in a certain way. - The theory was discarded as nonsense.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "discard." The concept is usually expressed in phrases like "throw away" or "cast aside.") - To cast/discard something aside: To reject or abandon something. - He cast aside his doubts and decided to proceed.

Học thuật

Noun

1. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
2. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
3. anything that is cast aside or discarded

Verb

1. throw or cast away
   • Put away your worries

Từ đồng nghĩa

• throwing away