to card
- verb
- /kɑrd/
- Informal
- Before selling him the drink, the bartender had to card him to check his ID.
- get carded
- carded at the bar
- going to card
Examples
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I wish I still got carded.
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I still get carded.
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We're not gonna card you, darling.
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You going to card me or what?
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No way, they always card me.
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Both failed to card kids sent in by the police.
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You wanna card me, Sheriff?
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Don't they card people anymore?
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They won't card me here if you do it.
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They don't card anyone there.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
To pretend to be treated unfairly to get sympathy or avoid blame
- Literature
To mention someone's gender to gain an advantage in a discussion
- Literature
To mention being a woman or man to avoid blame and get sympathy
Compounds
A small printed card showing a person's name, job, company, and contact details
A card with money on it that you can use to buy things at one store or group of stores
- US
An official card that allows a foreign person to live and work permanently in the United States
A game played with playing cards, for example poker, that often needs skill or luck
A small card with a baseball player's photo and game numbers that people collect
A card with pictures and symbols used to tell the future or play special card games
A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines
- Archaic
A small card you buy to pay for phone calls from public phones or when traveling
A punishment in sports like football that sends a player off the field for a serious foul
- Specialized
A small part inside a computer that makes images and video look better
A government card that lets you buy limited goods like food or fuel during shortages
A digital file or link showing a person's name, job, company, and contact details
- Archaic
A set of paper cards in drawers that lists library books and where to find them
- Texting
An online layout that shows items as small boxes with a picture and a little information
- Archaic
A set of cards that people arrange in alphabetical order to list and find items like books
- Archaic
A small card with a person's name and sometimes address left to announce their visit
A card that lets you take books and other items out of a library for a short time
A small card with a person's name, job title, phone number, and email that people give in business meetings
- Specialized
A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless
- Specialized
A round disc on a compass that turns so its north mark points to magnetic north
How Strict
Surface Forms
Etymology
Card as a verb (to ask someone to show ID) comes from the noun card for an identity paper; to card someone is to ask to see their 'card' to check their age. That's why shop staff or bartenders 'card' people before selling alcohol.