noun🔗ShareAnything discarded."The playground was littered with discard from the children's lunchboxes, including wrappers and apple cores. "thingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA discarded playing card in a card game."The discard pile grew taller as the players took turns laying down cards. "gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA temporary variable used to receive a value of no importance and unable to be read later."The program used a discard to temporarily hold the student's age, which wasn't needed for the final calculation. "computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo throw away, to reject."The student discarded the crumpled paper, realizing it was a poorly written draft. "actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a discard; to throw out a card."During the card game, I discarded the eight of hearts. "gameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge."The company had to discard several employees due to budget cuts. "jobbusinessorganizationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
