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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
red card
noun
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▪ And then Skerrett was shown the red card and Platt was sin-binned along with Saints' Nickle after a flare-up.
▪ Ex-Wigan star Smith was shown the red card for a high tackle on Keighleywinger Craig Horne.
▪ Herd was shown the red card only three minutes after Nicky Henderson had grabbed an equaliser for Cowdenbeath.
▪ Instead, he saw the dreaded red card.
▪ It is a cruel blow and one that again underlines the inconsistency of the red card law.
▪ Referee Bob Nixon was told of the outburst and immediately showed the red card to the big target man.
▪ Sutton was lucky to escape a red card when he handled a Campbell shot outside his area as Derby maintained their revival.
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red card

n. (context sports English) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.

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Red card

Red card may refer to:

  • A penalty card that is shown in many sports after a rules infraction
  • A suit (cards) of hearts or diamonds
  • Red Card (album), 1976 release by Streetwalkers
  • RedCard 20-03, 2002 extreme football video game
  • Operation Red Card, 2006 Motion Picture Association anti-piracy drive in Asia
  • American Express Red, credit card
  • Target REDcard, a credit card issued by Target Corporation
  • In capital punishment in Iraq, a legal notice that execution is imminent
  • Industrial Workers of the World membership card
  • For wildland fire suppression, a U.S. professional certification
  • Red Card Solution, a guest worker program proposal for immigration to the United States created by the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation and endorsed by Newt Gingrich in November 2011
  • Red card trailer—see red band trailer at Trailer (promotion)#MPAA rating cards for theatrical trailers
Red Card (album)

Red Card was the third and most successful studio album by the UK rock group Streetwalkers, which made the #20 in the UK album charts. The album features the lineup of Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney, Bobby Tench of The Jeff Beck Group and Hummingbird, Nicko McBrain, who later played drums with Iron Maiden and bassist Jon Plotel. This groove heavy album was released in the UK by Vertigo and in the United States by Mercury during 1976 and remains a much respected album by many.

Usage examples of "red card".

The Mrach government was big on authority, and a red card was the top of the food chain as far as non-Mrachanis went.