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discard

N สิ่ง ที่ ถูก ทอดทิ้ง  บุคคล ที่ ถูก ทอดทิ้ง  sing-ti-tuk-tod-ting

 

discard

VT ละทิ้ง  ทอดทิ้ง  ทิ้ง ไป  โยนทิ้ง  get rid of expel give up retain keep preserve la-ting

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCARD

v.t. 1. To throw out of the hand such cards as are useless.
2. To dismiss from service or employment, or from society; to cast off; as, to discard spies and informers; to discard an old servant; to discard an associate.
3. To thrust away; to reject; as, to discard prejudices.

 

DISCARDED

pp. Thrown out; dismissed from service; rejected.

 

DISCARDING

ppr. Throwing out; dismissing from employment; rejecting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISCARD

Dis *card ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Discarding. ]

 

1. (Card Playing )

 

Defn: To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards ).

 

2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should. .. resolve to discard them. Swift.

 

3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.

 

Syn. -- To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.

 

DISCARD

DISCARD Dis *card ", v. i. (Card Playing )

 

Defn: To make a discard.

 

DISCARD

DISCARD Dis *card ", n. (Card Playing )

 

Defn: The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.

 

DISCARDURE

DISCARDURE Dis *car "dure, n.

 

Defn: Rejection; dismissal. [R.] Hayter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

discard

dis card verb |disˈkärd dəˈskɑrd | [ with obj. ] get rid of (someone or something ) as no longer useful or desirable: Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded. (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. noun |ˈdisˌkärd ˈdɪsˌkɑrd |a person or thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable. (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 |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally in the sense reject (a playing card )): from dis- (expressing removal ) + the noun card 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

discard

dis |card verb |dɪˈskɑːd | [ with obj. ] get rid of (someone or something ) as no longer useful or desirable: Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded. (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. noun |ˈdɪskɑːd |a thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable. (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 discardable |dɪsˈkɑːdəb (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally in the sense reject (a playing card )): from dis- (expressing removal ) + the noun card 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

discard

discard verb his old suit has been discarded: dispose of, throw away /out, get rid of, toss out, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside /off, throw on the scrapheap; reject, repudiate, abandon, drop, have done with, shed; informal chuck, dump, ditch, junk, trash, deep-six. ANTONYMS keep.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

discard

discard verb his old suit had been discarded: dispose of, throw away, throw out, get rid of, toss out; reject, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside /off, repudiate, abandon, relinquish, drop, have done with, shed, slough off, shrug off, throw on the scrapheap; informal chuck (away /out ), fling away, dump, ditch, axe, bin, junk, get shut of; Brit. informal get shot of; N. Amer. informal trash; archaic forsake. ANTONYMS keep; acquire.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

discard

dis card /dɪskɑ́ː r d / (! 動詞 名詞 で強勢が異なるので注意 ) 〖原義は 「(不要な )カードを捨てる 」〗動詞 s /-dz /; ed /-ɪd /; ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈不用品 古い衣服など 〉を捨てる, 処分する, 廃棄する;計画 考え 習慣 友人など 〉を捨てる, 見捨てる, 放棄する discard old books 古本を処分する He discarded his old friends .彼は旧友を見捨てた discard religious practice 宗教上の慣行を放棄する 2 トランプ 〈不要なカード 〉を捨てる discard the king of hearts ハートのキングを捨てる 自動詞 トランプ 不要なカードを捨てる .名詞 /dɪ́skɑː r d /1 C トランプ 捨て札 .2 C 捨てられた物 []; U 捨てること, 処分, 放棄 .

 

discarded

dis c rd ed /-ɪd /形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗捨てられた, 廃棄 [処分 ]された 〈物 〉▸ a discarded car battery 車の廃棄バッテリー