jettisoning
Casting off cargo
Jettisoning is throwing something overboard, especially to lighten a vessel in distress.
The word comes from maritime emergencies where cargo was sacrificed to save a ship.
Extended uses cover any deliberate discarding: The company is jettisoning unprofitable divisions.
To jettison plans, relationships, or principles is to abandon them decisively.
dump
Waste disposal site
abandon · offload · unload · toss · scrap · eliminate · remove · declutter · discard · disposal
ejection
Forced removal from somewhere
thrust · discharge · expel · catapult · evacuate · dislodge · fling · extrude · spew · eject
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
jettisoningkeeping
Holding in custody
retaining · holding · preserving · storing · hoarding
jettisoningacquiring
Gaining possession of
collecting · gathering · accumulating · obtaining · amassing
jettisoningsalvaging
Recovering discarded or damaged goods
recovering · rescuing · retrieving · saving · reclaiming