discard

/dis-ˈkärd/

verb

  1. to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted

  2. to remove (a playing card) from one's hand

  3. to play (any card except a trump) from a suit different from the one led

a pile of discarded tires

discard cast shed slough scrap junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation.

noun

  1. the act of removing a playing card from one's hand : the act of discarding

  2. a card discarded

  3. one that is cast off or rejected

collected the discards