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discard
A	noun
	1	discard, throwing away
				getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚disposal; disposition ╚abandonment ╚discard, throwing away ╚staging
	2	discard
				(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚disposal; disposition ╚abandonment ╚discard
	3	discard
				anything that is cast aside or discarded
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚discard
B	verb
	1	discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
				throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
		Category Tree: get rid of; remove ╚discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away ╚abandon ╚retire; pension off ╚dump ╚waste ╚trash; junk; scrap ╚jettison ╚deep-six; give it the deep six ╚unlearn

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