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undercard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + card.

Meanings

  1. A list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event.
    • Phil Foden can hardly be called a member of Manchester City's undercard given his consistent brilliance, but his precious value was underlined again with a show of dazzling brilliance against Aston Villa. 2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC:
  2. The events so listed.
  3. A card lower than another given card or pair.
    • The eight on the turn was another undercard to her pair of nines
  4. The supporting candidate on a ticket, such as vice president.

Forms

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undercards Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

overcard

Hyponyms

preliminary card (supporting contest)

Relateds

top billing (supporting contest)

Translations (5)

ru предпрогра́мма (supporting events) · ru разогрева́ющий поеди́нок (supporting events) · pl wydarzenie towarzyszące większej imprezie (supporting events) · ru андерка́рт (supporting events) · ru разогре́в (supporting events)