Another word for discard
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Verb
To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example
- A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
- To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
- To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.
- A husk, pod, or shell of a seed, nut, or fruit, such as a pecan or an ear of corn.
- A shell of a bivalve, such as an oyster or clam.
- The exoskeleton or pupal case of an insect larva or nymph, especially one that has been shed.
- To cast overboard or off:
- To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome:
- The act of discarding or casting overboard.
- To pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.
- To throw or toss:
- To throw out; discard:
- A small piece or bit; a fragment.
- Leftover bits of food.
- Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
- Discarded material, such as glass, rags, paper, or metal, some of which may be reused in some form.
- Articles that are worn-out or fit to be discarded:
- Cheap or shoddy material.
- To release or throw down in a large mass.
- To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:
- To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
- To get rid of.
- To transfer to another's control.
- To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
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Another word for discard
Verb
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- To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
- To throw out; eject.
- To throw away; discard.
- Burial at sea.
- Disposal or rejection of something:
- A small piece or bit; a fragment.
- Leftover bits of food.
- Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
- Discarded material, such as glass, rags, paper, or metal, some of which may be reused in some form.
- Articles that are worn-out or fit to be discarded:
- Cheap or shoddy material.
- (idiomatic) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.
- A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
- To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
- To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.
- The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
- Liquid medicine administered in drops.
- A small quantity of a substance:
- To pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.
- To throw or toss:
- To throw out; discard:
- To put an abrupt end to:
- To injure so as to render harmless.
- To cut or score.
- To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
- To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
- To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:
- A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
- A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
- An apparently lifeless area of water.
- To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce:
- To leave altogether; abandon:
- To annul or invalidate:
- To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
- To cross out with lines or other markings.
- To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.
- (idiomatic) To overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.
- (idiomatic) to completely destroy, to annihilate
- To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
- To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
- To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
- To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
- To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
- The act or process of repealing.
- To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
- To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
- To let go; surrender:
- To cast overboard or off:
- To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome:
- The act of discarding or casting overboard.
- To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate:
- To renounce under oath; forswear.
- To have (a growth or covering) be disconnected or fall off by a natural process:
- To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed):
- To take off (an article of clothing).
- To willingly let go of; to give up; to relinquish.
- To make a gift of (something).
- To relinquish control over.
- To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.
- To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
- To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
- To lose someone who is tracking you
- To release or throw down in a large mass.
- To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:
- To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
- To deprive (another) of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property.
- The legal dissolution of a marriage.
- A court order or other document establishing such a dissolution.
- A separation between things that were once connected or associated.
- To end the employment or service of; discharge.
- To direct or allow to leave:
- To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel:
- To throw out forcefully; expel:
- To compel to leave:
- To evict:
- To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
- To drive away; expel:
- A cancellation of a worthless asset from a balance sheet.
- The amount canceled or lost.
- A downward adjustment in earnings or in the value of an asset on account of a loss or expense:
- To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
- To let go; empty out:
- To pour forth; emit:
- To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
- To put an end to in a gradual systematic way:
- To strip of furnishings or equipment:
- To take the place of; replace or supplant:
- To take the place of (a person), as in an office or position; succeed.
- To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.
- To decide or declare that one will no longer adhere to (a belief or position); reject.
- To decide or declare that one will no longer engage in (a practice) or use (something):
- A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.
- A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
- A state of deep despair or moral degradation.
- A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.
- (idiomatic) to discard.
- To drive out; to expel.
- (idiomatic) to discard
- To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
- To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
- To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:
- To reject the validity or authority of:
- To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:
- To refuse to recognize or pay:
- To force or drive out:
- To discharge from or as if from a receptacle:
- To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave:
- To get rid of.
- To transfer to another's control.
- To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
- To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of:
- To refuse to consider or grant; deny:
- To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
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