To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example.

• ditch

  1. To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
  2. To discontinue use of or association with:
  3. To dig a ditch.

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  1. To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
  2. To discontinue use of or association with:
  3. To dig a ditch.

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• jettison

  1. To cast overboard or off:
  2. (Informal) To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome:
  3. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.

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  1. To cast overboard or off:
  2. (Informal) To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome:
  3. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.

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• chuck

  1. (Slang) To discard; get rid of
  2. (Informal) To give up; quit:
  3. To throw or toss:

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  1. (Slang) To discard; get rid of
  2. (Informal) To give up; quit:
  3. To throw or toss:

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• throw out

  1. (Idiomatic) To offer an idea for consideration.
  2. (Idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
  3. (Idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To offer an idea for consideration.
  2. (Idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
  3. (Idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.

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• throw away

  1. (Figuratively) To waste, to squander.

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  1. (Figuratively) To waste, to squander.

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• scrap

  1. To fight or quarrel
  2. To get rid of or abandon as useless; discard; junk
  3. To fight, usually with the fists.

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  1. To fight or quarrel
  2. To get rid of or abandon as useless; discard; junk
  3. To fight, usually with the fists.

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• junk

  1. To discard as useless or sell to be reused as parts; scrap.
  2. (Informal) To throw away as worthless or get rid of by selling as junk; discard; scrap

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  1. To discard as useless or sell to be reused as parts; scrap.
  2. (Informal) To throw away as worthless or get rid of by selling as junk; discard; scrap

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• dump

  1. (Computers) To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.
  2. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
  3. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:

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  1. (Computers) To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.
  2. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
  3. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:

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• dispose of

  1. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
  2. To arrange in an orderly way.
  3. To get rid of.

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  1. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
  2. To arrange in an orderly way.
  3. To get rid of.

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• Also used with off: discard

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