Red card

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.

"In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Argentine player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking a US player Tab Ramos."

2.nounAny official instructions to vacate an area.

"I hoped to park in the members' area but the attendant showed me the red card."

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