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Meaning of discard in English

Examples of discard

discard
Skim off and discard any foam that rises.
They help us remember much by discarding even more.
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They were treated with soap and water and their clothes were discarded.
From TIME  
The cell phone was later discarded and recovered nearby, authorities said.
Now, we are the minority, feeling powerless, discarded and disrespected.
And we must discard the dogmatic idea that growth will or must pass the 5% mark.
The problem is that we see the figures we want to see, and discard the rest.
But there are alternatives to discarding the jar while there's still a bit of nutty goodness leftover.
In case of capture it was easy to discard them and throw them away immediately.
The discard pile, in this case, becomes the inspiration.
Then they're used for a month and discarded.
From Wired  
The government conveniently took the part it liked and discarded the part it did not like.
The overnight express company fails to deliver half the samples at the proper temperature, meaning they have to be discarded.
It's a throwaway culture that discards young people as well as its older people.

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拋棄,扔掉, 出(牌), 出掉的牌…
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(işe yaramayan şeyi) atmak, ıskartaya çıkarmak…
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débarrasser, se débarasser (de)…
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llençar…
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odhodit, vyřadit…
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smide væk, kassere…
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membuang…
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loại bỏ…
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wyrzucać, odrzucać…
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buang…
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ausrangieren…
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kaste, vrake, ta bort/av…
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descartar, desfazer-se de, jogar fora…
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抛弃,扔掉, 出(牌), 出掉的牌…
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