a card shown to a football player for a serious offence against the rules, ordering them to leave the field. A player is shown a yellow card for a minor offence and if they are shown another yellow card for a second offence, they are then automatically shown a red card too.
Synonyms and related words
Commentating, refereeing, and judging sports and competitions
book
booking
call
2
get the red card
to receive criticism for bad behaviour
He’s going to get the red card because he was late a few times this week.
Submitted by: Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 06/10/2018
red card
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
red card
plural
red cards
DEFINITIONS2
1
a card shown to a soccer player for a serious offense against the rules, ordering them to leave the field. A player is shown a yellow card for a minor offense and if they are shown another yellow card for a second offense, they are then automatically shown a red card too.
Synonyms and related words
Commentating, refereeing, and judging sports and competitions
book
call
call
2
get the red card
to receive criticism for bad behaviour
He’s going to get the red card because he was late a few times this week.
Submitted by: Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 06/10/2018