to discard
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2.7
- verb
- /dɪsˈkɑrd/
:
desechar
- The car, used in the prison escape... ... was discarded near a farm where another car was stolen this morning.
- discard waste
- discard old items
- discard materials
The narcissist may discard the flying monkeys too.
- The narcissist may discard the flying monkeys too.
- They will not only discard you, they will defame you.
- One is to discard them, you just get rid of them.
- So Bruce Lee said, take what works, discard what doesn't, add your own.
- We test hypotheses and we discard ones that are not good.
- Could be thinner though and just discard your tape on the floor.
- It's not just immediately that you have to discard those embryos.
- Doesn't mean you discard history or ignore it.
- And most flow network algorithms assume that you're just going to discard these cycles.
- And it was so simple that I almost discarded it.
- Either incinerated, which pollutes the air, or just discarded in landfill and that pollutes the soil.
- But I also don't get to discard that challenge simply because I don't have an answer.
- So much so that I had to discard with entire sets of.
- You don't have to devalue and discard from a place of self compassion.
Examples
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You have to pick a card from the pile and then discard one over here.
Fiction book (1991) -
We had to discard the dress.
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We test hypotheses and we discard ones that are not good.
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So Bruce Lee said, take what works, discard what doesn't, add your own.
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So reflect on what resonates and discard what doesn't.
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For example, an email notification may be unwittingly discarded into a junk file.
Academic text (2011) -
Remember, please discard all candy wrappers and popcorn containers in the nearest trash receptacle.
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You should discard any old documents you no longer need.
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After reviewing the options, we decided to discard the least effective strategies.
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Make sure to discard any expired food items from the fridge.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
541
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
477
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
348
1.0
To throw something lightly to another person
287
2.0
To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen
202
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
159
3.5
To take money or things out of a place where they are kept
149
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
131
3.5
To get rid of something you do not need
91
3.1
Remove all things from a place so it becomes empty
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
34
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
31
6.2
Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them
30
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
29
7.8
Throw things from a ship or plane to make it lighter
28
2.8
Take something out of use when it is no longer needed
22
6.5
To officially take a ship, factory, or machine out of use
13
3.0
To throw away things that are no longer useful
11
3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
10
7.5
Sell off an asset or part of a business
5
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
4
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
3
4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
3
6.6
To remove something, like a company's stock or a product, from an official list so it is no longer available
1
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
1
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
1
7.5
To get rid of something unwanted, for example a bad habit or a weak branch
1
8.6
To get rid of something permanently
To throw something away and stop using it
To remove an item from a museum collection to sell or throw it away
To remove something from a computer, especially files or text
Antonyms
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The verb discard comes from the idea of sending something 'away' or setting it apart. To discard something today is simply to throw it away or get rid of it.