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The correct spelling is carding.

How to pronounce carding

verb

Say it like: Car-din-g

The correct spelling is carding. To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement. For example: "I heard you don't get carded at the other liquor store."

Usage Examples

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

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

to card a horse

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
  2. 2.To play cards.
  3. 3.To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
  4. 4.To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
  5. 5.To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.

noun

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

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