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dis·card
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v.
/ disˈkärd/ [tr.]
get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable:
Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded.
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(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit.
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n.
/ ˈdisˌkärd/
a person or thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.
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(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a card played which is neither of the suit led nor a trump, when one is unable to follow suit.
DERIVATIVES:
dis·card·a·ble
/ disˈkärdəbəl/ adj.
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