discarding Definition

discard
verb discarded, discarding

1. To get rid of something as useless or unwanted.

Thesaurus: throw away, dispose of, abandon, dispense with, jettison, cast aside, scrap, dump, ditch (slang); Antonym: adopt, embrace.
2. cards.
To put down (a card of little value) especially when unable to follow suit.

noun

1. Something or someone that has been discarded.
2. The act of discarding.

Etymology: 16c as verb; 18c as noun