discard

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.

You should watch my discard!" — Just Around the Corner: Romance en casserole, Fannie Hurst
It's almost enough to make one discard clothing. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Her flag there has gone into the discard along with the wreck of militarism. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson

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