Home > Industry/Domain > Sports

Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

64Categories 218770Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Sports

Sports > Curling

pin

Sports; Curling

Spot at the exact centre of the house, officially called the tee.

around the horn

Sports; Curling

A double or triple where the shooter ends up coming back up the rings.

takeout weight

Sports; Curling

The weight required when delivering a stone in order to make a takeout.

hit

Sports; Curling

Any shot where the aim is to move another stone; the opposite of a draw.

far hog line

Sports; Curling

The line which the stone must completely cross to be considered in play.

normal weight

Sports; Curling

Normal takeout weight; faster than control weight, but slower than peel.

bite stick

Sports; Curling

A piece of equipment used to determine whether or not a stone is a biter.