discard

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Synonyms: discord, disard

Antonyms: discord, disard

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[throw away]], to [[reject]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|card games}} To make a [[discard#Noun|discard]]; to throw out a [[card]].
3. To dismiss from [[employment]], [[confidence]], or [[favour]]; to [[discharge]].

Noun

1. Anything discarded.
2. One or more discarded [[playing card]]s in a [[card game]].
3. The act of discarding.
4. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[temporary]] [[variable]] used to [[receive]] a value of no importance and unable to be [[read]] later.

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