<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.</li><li>Antonyms: retain, preserve, keep, hold.</li><li>Cards: to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand.</li><li>to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) Cards: to discard a card or cards.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of discarding.</li><li>a person or thing that is cast out or rejected.</li><li>Cards: a card or cards discarded.</li></ul>