Topic: LEISURE
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | carte, from Old Italian carta 'sheet of paper', from Latin charta; CHART1 |
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card1 S1 W2
1 a small piece of plastic or paper containing information about a person or showing, for example, that they belong to a particular organization, club etc :
information
D [countable]2 a small piece of plastic, especially one that you get from a bank or shop, which you use to pay for goods or to get money : 
Lost or stolen cards must be reported immediately.a £10 phone card Every time you use your store card, you get air miles. ➔ charge card, cheque card, credit card, debit card
money
BFB [countable]Lost or stolen cards must be reported immediately.a £10 phone cardEvery time you use your store card, you get air miles.3 a piece of folded thick stiff paper with a picture on the front, that you send to people on special occasions
greetings
D [countable]4 a card with a photograph or picture on one side, that you send to someone when you are on holiday [= postcard]: I sent you a card from Madrid.
holiday
DL [countable]I sent you a card from Madrid.5 thick stiff paper [↪ cardboard]: Cut a piece of white card 12 × 10cm.
stiff paper
[uncountable] British EnglishDCut a piece of white card 12 × 10cm.6 a small piece of thick stiff paper that information can be written or printed on : a set of recipe cards a score card
for writing information
[countable]a set of recipe cardsa score card
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games
[countable]a) a small piece of thick stiff paper with numbers and signs or pictures one side. There are 52 cards in a set [= playing card]
pack/deck of cards (=a complete set of cards)
b) game in which these cards are used : I'm no good at cards.
I'm no good at cards.c) a small piece of thick stiff paper with numbers or pictures on them, used to play a particular game : a set of cards for playing Snap
a set of cards for playing Snap8 a small piece of thick stiff paper with a picture on one side, that is part of a set which people collect
football/baseball etc card
9 a small piece of thick stiff paper that shows your name, job, and the company you work for; [= business card; ↪ visiting card]: My name's Adam Carver. Here's my card.
business
[countable]BBDMy name's Adam Carver. Here's my card.10TD the thing inside a computer that the chips are attached to, that allows the computer to do specific things : a graphics card
computer
[countable]TDa graphics card11 to seem likely to happen : At 3-1 down, another defeat seemed to be on the cards.
be on the cards
British English, be in the cards American EnglishAt 3-1 down, another defeat seemed to be on the cards.12 to deal with a situation in the right way, so that you are successful in getting what you want : If he plays his cards right, Tony might get a promotion.
play your cards right
If he plays his cards right, Tony might get a promotion.13 to tell people what your plans and intentions are in a clear, honest way : What I'd like us to do is put our cards on the table and discuss the situation in a rational manner.
put/lay your cards on the table
What I'd like us to do is put our cards on the table and discuss the situation in a rational manner.16 to have another advantage that you can use to be successful in a particular situation
have another card up your sleeve
17 something that gives you a big advantage in a particular situation : The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.
trump/best/strongest card
The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.18 if someone's card is marked, they have done something that makes people in authority disapprove of them
somebody's card is marked
British English19 an amusing or unusual person : Fred's a real card, isn't he!
person
[countable] old-fashioned informalFred's a real card, isn't he!20 a small piece of stiff red or yellow paper, shown to a player who has done something wrong in a game such as football
sport
[countable]DSH21 a list of races or matches at a sports event, especially a horse race : a full card of 120 riders for the Veterans race
list at sports event
[countable]a full card of 120 riders for the Veterans race22 a small piece of thick stiff paper with a special picture on one side, that is put down in a pattern in order to tell someone what will happen in their future
tarot
[countable]23 a tool that is similar to a comb and is used for combing, cleaning, and preparing wool or cotton for spinning
