'Discarding' definitions:

Definition of 'Discarding'

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  • Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Discarding.]
  • 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. [1913 Webster]
  • They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. [1913 Webster]
  • A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor.
  • Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. [1913 Webster]

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