- discard v
- When poker players have to fold, they feel a bit discarded.
English expressions. 2014.
discard v
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Discard — im TCP/IP‑Protokollstapel: Anwendung Discard Transport UDP TCP Internet IP (IPv4, IPv6) Netzzugang Ethern … Deutsch Wikipedia
Discard — may refer to: Discard Protocol, a service in the Internet Protocol Suite Discard (for SSDs), a parameter in Linux to enable TRIM for SSDs Discard (EP), an album by Figurine Related articles Discards, the parts of a fish which are not kept after… … Wikipedia
discard — vb Discard, cast, shed, molt, slough, scrap, junk mean to get rid of as of no further use, value, or service. Discard literally denotes the getting rid of a card from one s hand in a card game, usually because they are worthless or can be… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Discard (EP) — Discard EP by Figurine Released May 2002 Genre Electronic Label 555 Records … Wikipedia
Discard — Dis*card , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discarding}.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one s hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). [1913 Webster] 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discard — Dis*card , v. i. (Card Playing) To make a discard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discard — [dis kärd′; ] for n. [ dis′kärd΄] vt. [OFr descarter, prob. < des + carte: see DIS & CARD1] 1. Card Games a) to remove (a card or cards) from one s hand b) to play (a card not a trump and not in the suit led) when holding no cards in the suit… … English World dictionary
Discard — Dis*card , n. (Card Playing) The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discard — I noun castaway, castoff, debris, declasse, derelict, detritus, evacue, foundling, leaving, oddment, proscrit, reject, remainder, remnant, waste II index abandon (relinquish) … Law dictionary
discard — (v.) 1590s, lit. to throw a card away, from DIS (Cf. dis ) away + CARD (Cf. card) (n.). Figurative use (in a non gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a… … Etymology dictionary
discard — [v] get rid of abandon, abdicate, abjure, adios*, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, cast aside, chuck, deep six*, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake,… … New thesaurus
