1. 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:"West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser"
noun
1. 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.
Word Originlate 16th century (originally in the sense ‘reject (a playing card’)): from dis- (expressing removal) + the noun card1.