discard

English Thesaurus

1. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abandonment,
definition	:	the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away (noun.act)

hyponym	:	staging,
definition	:	getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket (noun.act)

2. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abandonment,
definition	:	the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away (noun.act)

part meronym	:	card game, cards,
definition	:	a game played with playing cards (noun.act)

domain category	:	card game, cards,
definition	:	a game played with playing cards (noun.act)

3. anything that is cast aside or discarded (noun.object)

hypernym	:	object, physical object,
definition	:	a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops)

4. throw or cast away (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	get rid of, remove,
definition	:	dispose of (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	unlearn,
definition	:	discard something previously learnt, like an old habit (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	deep-six, give it the deep six,
definition	:	toss out; get rid of (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	jettison,
definition	:	throw away, of something encumbering (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	junk, scrap, trash,
definition	:	dispose of (something useless or old) (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	waste,
definition	:	get rid of (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	dump,
definition	:	throw away as refuse (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	retire,
definition	:	dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	abandon,
definition	:	forsake, leave behind (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	liquidize, sell out, sell up,
definition	:	get rid of all one's merchandise (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	de-access,
definition	:	dispose of by selling (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	close out,
definition	:	terminate by selling off or disposing of (verb.possession)

5. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable (noun.act)

derivation	:	cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out,
definition	:	throw or cast away (verb.possession)

6. throw or cast away (verb.possession)

derivation	:	disposal, disposition,
definition	:	the act or means of getting rid of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	discard, throwing away,
definition	:	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable (noun.act)

derivation	:	fling,
definition	:	the act of flinging (noun.act)

derivation	:	discard,
definition	:	anything that is cast aside or discarded (noun.object)

7. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable (noun.act)

derivation	:	cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out,
definition	:	throw or cast away (verb.possession)

8. throw or cast away (verb.possession)

derivation	:	disposal, disposition,
definition	:	the act or means of getting rid of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	discard, throwing away,
definition	:	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable (noun.act)

derivation	:	fling,
definition	:	the act of flinging (noun.act)

derivation	:	discard,
definition	:	anything that is cast aside or discarded (noun.object)