Discard /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Discarding

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

3. To put or thrust away; to reject.

   A man discards the follies of boyhood.

1. To make a discard. (Card Playing)

1. The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded. (Card Playing)