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having one's name taken

having one's name taken is the present participle and gerund of have one's name taken.

Meaning of have one's name taken

Verb

have one's name taken (third-person singular simple present has one's name taken, present participle having one's name taken, simple past and past participle had one's name taken)

  1. (idiomatic) To receive a yellow card.
    • Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red.
      Lafferty then had his name taken for a late one on Adam Matthews.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record
    Synonyms:
    be book, yellow

Questions about having one's name taken

What is having one's name taken the present participle and gerund of?
Having one's name taken is the present participle and gerund of have one's name taken.

Words near having one's name taken in the dictionary

  1. having one's mind about one
  2. having one's moments
  3. having one's moons
  4. having one's name in the Gazette
  5. having one's name on
  6. having one's name taken
  7. having one's name written all over
  8. having one's number on it
  9. having one's own zip code
  10. having one's pick
  11. having one's pockets on swole

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