English

Etymology
Old French descarter, to scatter, for more usual escarter (French écarter), Vulgar Latin *exquartare, to quarter out, to remove portions. Although early associated with card play, it doesn't derive from card.

Pronunciation
(verb):
*(RP): /dɪs�k��d/, /<tt>dIs"kA:d</tt>/
*(US): dĭskärdʹ, /dɪs�k�rd/, /<tt>dIs"kArd</tt>/
(noun):
*(RP): /�dɪsk��d/, /<tt>"dIskA:d</tt>/
*(US): dĭsʹkärd, /�dɪsk�rd/, /<tt>"dIskArd</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive to throw away, to reject

Translations
trans-top|to throw away, reject
Finnish: hylätä, heittää pois
Japanese: ���, ��� (���, suteru)
trans-mid
Korean: �리� (beorida)
Russian: в�б�а��ва��
Slovene: zavre�i
Spanish: desechar
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Noun
en-noun

1. Anything discarded.
2. A discarded playing card in a card game.

Translations
trans-top|anything discarded
Finnish: hylky, hylätty esine
trans-mid
Russian: о��од�
Japanese: ��� (�����, haikibutsu)
trans-bottom

trans-top|discarded playing card
Japanese: ���(����, sutefuda)
trans-mid
Russian: �б�о�енна� ка��а
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Category:English heteronyms

fa:discard
fr:discard
io:discard
it:discard
hu:discard
ru:discard
te:discard
vi:discard
zh:discard

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