DISCARD Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word discard. (close relations)
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dispose | verbv | |||||||
verb • give, sell, or transfer to another • throw or cast away • make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief • place or put in a particular order • make fit or prepared | ||||||||
cast away | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away | ||||||||
throw away | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away • to remove | ||||||||
dismiss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||
eliminate | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||||
fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something burning (often destructive) • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile • feelings of great warmth and intensity • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking • a severe trial • intense adverse criticism verb • start firing a weapon • cause to go off • bake in a kiln so as to harden • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • go off or discharge • drive out or away by or as if by fire • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • destroy by fire • provide with fuel • generate an electrical impulse • become ignited • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||||
fling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a usually brief attempt • a brief indulgence of your impulses • the act of flinging verb • throw with force or recklessness • move in an abrupt or headlong manner • indulge oneself • throw or cast away | ||||||||
sack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases • an enclosed space • the quantity contained in a sack • any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) • a woman's full loose hiplength jacket • a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist • the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) verb • plunder (a town) after capture • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • make as a net profit • put in a sack | ||||||||
toss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of flipping a coin • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team • an abrupt movement verb • throw or toss with a light motion • lightly throw to see which side comes up • throw carelessly • move or stir about violently • throw or cast away • agitate | ||||||||
cast aside | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away | ||||||||
cast out | verbv | |||||||
verb • expel from a community or group • throw or cast away | ||||||||
chuck out | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away • put out or expel from a place | ||||||||
get rid of | verbv | |||||||
verb • dispose of • terminate, end, or take out • do away with | ||||||||
let go | verbv | |||||||
verb • release, as from one's grip • be relaxed | ||||||||
put away | verbv | |||||||
verb • place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape • throw or cast away • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • stop using • kill gently, as with an injection • eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food • turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily | ||||||||
throw out | verbv | |||||||
verb • force to leave or move out • throw or cast away • remove from a position or office • bring forward for consideration or acceptance • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration | ||||||||
throwing away | verbv | |||||||
noun • getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable | ||||||||
toss away | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away | ||||||||
toss out | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away |