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Meaning of carding

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

carding

verb

Definitions

  1. To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.

    Example: I heard you don't get carded at the other liquor store.

  2. To play cards.

  3. To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.

    Example: McIlroy carded a stellar nine-under-par 61 in the final round.

verb

Definitions

  1. To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.

  2. To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.

  3. To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding.

    Example: to card a horse

  4. To clean or clear, as if by using a card.

noun

Definitions

  1. A piece of wool rolled by a carder (carding machine).

  2. The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.