to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.

to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.

Cards . to discard (an unwanted card or cards).

the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.

jetsam.

verb

take in , take on

verb

abandon , abdicate , cashier * , cast , cast off , deep-six , discard , dump , expel , heave , hurl , junk * , maroon , reject , scrap * , shed , slough , throw away , unload * , dispose of , junk , scrap , throw out , eject , eliminate , unload

noun

dumping , elimination , riddance