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carding

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verb

  1. To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.“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.“McIlroy carded a stellar nine-under-par 61 in the final round.”

verb

  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.“to card a horse”
  4. To clean or clear, as if by using a card.

noun

  1. A piece of wool rolled by a carder (carding machine).
  2. The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.

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