Meaning & use
discard
To get rid of something that is no longer wanted, needed, or useful.
See it in a sentence
She discarded the old newspapers that had piled up in the garage.
In the card game, players discard one card at the end of each turn.
A note on using this word
Discard is the standard term in card games for the specific act of removing a card from one's hand.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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