- card
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 giving written or electronic informationADJECTIVE▪ ID, identity, membership▪ business, calling, visiting (esp. BrE)▪ appointment, invitation (esp. BrE)▪ index, record, report▪ green (= a document that legally allows sb to live and work in the US)▪ flash (usually flashcard)▪ laminated▪ swipe▪ punch▪ smartVERB + CARD▪ hand sb, hand out▪
He went around the room handing out business cards.
▪ scan, swipe▪ insertCARD + NOUN▪ catalogue▪She searched the library's card catalogue.
▪ readerPREPOSITION▪ on a/the card▪Write the main points of your speech on cards.
2 used to pay/get moneyADJECTIVE▪ plastic▪He had a wallet full of plastic cards.
▪ ATM (esp. AmE), cash, charge, credit, debit▪ cheque/check, cheque guarantee (BrE)▪ phone▪ prepaid (esp. AmE)▪ rationVERB + CARD▪ pay by, put sth on, use▪She paid for the hotel by credit card.
▪I'll put the meal on my card.
▪ accept, take▪The restaurant accepts all major credit cards.
▪ issue (sb with)▪The bank hasn't issued me with a cash card yet.
▪ cancel▪Contact the bank and cancel all your cards.
CARD + NOUN▪ number▪ holder▪ company, issuer▪ payment, transaction3 in a computerADJECTIVE▪ graphics, memory, network, PC, sound, video, wirelessVERB + CARD▪ install▪You need to install a new graphics card.
CARD + NOUN▪ slot▪The computer has three additional card slots.
4 with a messageADJECTIVE▪ greeting (AmE), greetings (BrE)▪ birthday, Christmas, get-well, holiday (AmE), sympathyVERB + CARD▪ give sb, send sb▪ sign, write▪Everyone at work signed a card for her.
▪ get, receive5 used for a gameADJECTIVE▪ playing▪ winning▪ court (BrE), face, picture▪ tarot▪ baseball (AmE), trading▪ trump (often figurative)▪This defender's ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card.
▪ wild (often figurative)▪Bennett is something of a wild card (= it is difficult to predict what he will do).
… OF CARDS▪ deck (AmE), pack (BrE)▪ handVERB + CARD▪ cut, deal, shuffle▪ play▪Each player in turn must play a card.
▪ pick▪‘Pick a card,’ said the conjurer.
▪ hold (often figurative)▪The kidnappers hold all the cards(= are in control of the situation).
CARD + NOUN▪ game▪ player▪ playing▪ trick▪ table6 cards game… OF CARD▪ gameVERB + CARDS▪ play▪We play cards every Friday night.
▪ lose at, win at▪He always wins at cards.
◆◆◆NOTE: Playing cards▪ two, three, etc. of …▪the four of hearts
▪ jack of … , queen of … , king of … , ace of …▪the ace of spades
▪ high … , low …▪a low club
▪ black … , red …▪You can't put a red five on a red six.
▪ pick up … , take …▪Why didn't you pick up the king?
▪ have … , hold …▪He knew his opponents held only spades and diamonds.
▪ lay down … , play … , put down …▪She put down a joker.
▪ lead …▪You should have led a high spade.
▪ draw …▪Use your ace and king to draw the trumps.
▪ trump …▪He trumped my ace!
▪ … are high, … are trumps, … are wild▪Spades are trumps.
▪This time twos are wild, aces high.
▪ … trick (in games like bridge and whist)▪We needed to take three more spade tricks.
▪ on a/the …▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}You can play either a nine or a jack on a ten.
verbCard is used with these nouns as the object: ↑wool
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
