dis·card • v. / disˈkärd/ [tr.] get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable: Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded. ∎  (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit.• n. / ˈdisˌkärd/ a person or thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable. ∎  (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a card played which is neither of the suit led nor a trump, when one is unable to follow suit.DERIVATIVES: dis·card·a·ble / disˈkärdəbəl/ adj.

discard reject (a card) from the hand; cast off, abandon. XVI. f. DIS- 4 + CARD 2.