noun
- things that have been thrown away or rejected as useless
Usage: plural form
verb
- to throw away or get rid of something as useless or unwanted
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘discard’
Examples
- She discards old magazines every month.
- The company discards defective products immediately.
- He always discards his losing lottery tickets.
- The pile of discards grew larger each day.
- These books are discards from the library sale.
- The factory’s discards were sent to recycling.
- Mom discards expired food from the refrigerator weekly.