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1disc variant of DISK

2disc abbreviation discount

1discard verb 1 : to let go a playing card from one's hand; also : to play (a card) from a suit other than a trump but different from the one led

2 : to get rid of as unwanted

Synonyms

cast, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, lose, reject, scrap, shed, shuck, slough, throw away, throw out, unload; also abandon, desert, forsake; dismiss; abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out

2discard noun : one that is cast off or rejected

Synonyms

cull, reject, rejection—more at CULL

disc brake noun : a brake that operates by the friction of a pair of plates pressing against the sides of a rotating disc

dis·cern verb 1 : to detect with the eyes : DISTINGUISH

2 : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : DISCRIMINATE

3 : to come to know or recognize mentally

Synonyms

[1] behold, descry, distinguish, espy, eye, look, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spy, view, witness—more at SEE

[2] differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, separate—more at DISTINGUISH

dis·cern·ible noun : capable of being discerned

Synonyms

appreciable, detectable, distinguishable, palpable, perceptible, sensible—more at PERCEPTIBLE

dis·cern·ing adjective : revealing insight and understanding

Synonyms

insightful, perceptive, sagacious, sage, sapient, wise—more at WISE

dis·cern·ment noun : the ability to grasp and comprehend what is obscure

Synonyms

insight, perception, sagacity, sapience, wisdom—more at WISDOM

1discharge verb 1 : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden : UNLOAD; especially : to remove the electrical energy from <~ a storage battery>

2 : to let or put off <~ passengers>

3 : to drive (as an arrow or bullet) forward quickly or forcibly : SHOOT

4 : to set free <~ a prisoner>

5 : to give outlet or vent to <~ emotions> <~ fumes>

6 : to dismiss from service or employment, service, or duty <~ a soldier>

7 : to get rid of by paying or doing <~ a debt>

8 : to give forth fluid

Synonyms

[1, 2] disburden, disencumber, unburden, unload—more at UNLOAD

[3] blast, fire, loose, shoot—more at SHOOT

[5] cast, emit, exhale, expel, issue, release, shoot, vent—more at EMIT

[7] clear, foot, liquidate, pay, pay off, quit, recompense, settle, spring, stand—more at PAY

2discharge noun 1 : the act of discharging, unloading, releasing, or relieving

2 : something that discharges; especially : a certification of release or payment

3 : a firing off (as of a gun)

4 : a flowing out (as of blood from a wound); also : something that is emitted

5 : release or dismissal esp. from an office or employment; also : complete separation from military service

6 : a flow of electricity (as through a gas)

Synonyms

[1] delivery, quietus, quittance, release—more at RELEASE

[3] shot—more at SHOT

[5] dismissal, layoff—more at LAYOFF

dis·ci·ple noun [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. LL discipulus follower of Jesus in his lifetime, fr. L, pupil]

1 : one who accepts and helps to spread the teachings of another; also : a convinced adherent

2 cap : a member of the Disciples of Christ

Synonyms

adherent, convert, follower, partisan, pupil, votary—more at FOLLOWER

dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an noun : one who enforces order

dis·ci·plin·ary adjective : of or relating to discipline; also : CORRECTIVE

Synonyms

corrective, penal, punitive—more at PUNITIVE

1discipline noun 1 : suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution : PUNISHMENT

2 : a field of study

3 : training that corrects, molds, or perfects

4 : control gained by obedience or training : orderly conduct

5 : a system of rules governing conduct

Synonyms

area, arena, demesne, department, domain, field, line, province, realm, specialty, sphere—more at FIELD

2discipline verb -plined; -plin·ing 1 : to punish or penalize for the sake of discipline : PUNISH