discard
/dɪsˈkɑɹd/ verb C1- To throw away, to reject.
- To make a discard; to throw out a card.
- To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
He/she/it discards · Past discarded · Past participle discarded · -ing form discarding
Verb forms
- Base form
- discard
- He/she/it
- discards
- Past
- discarded
- Past participle
- discarded
- -ing form
- discarding
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With a sob she hastily discarded her garments, put on the skimpy nightgown and sprang into bed where she burrowed face downward into the pillow and pulled the clothes over her head.
“But you have discarded your titles after the example set you by Messrs.
Tell her that to condemn and discard one who has not deserved such treatment, without giving him her reasons or a chance to explain is contrary to her nature as I believe it to be.
Consequently, consumers discard millions of tons of wearable clothing every single year.
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