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Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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call the numbers
Sports; Bowling

When pins are left standing they are always read out in numerical sequence. Such as 1-2-5-6, not 1-2-6-5).

stiff alley
Sports; Bowling

See "stiff"

carry
Sports; Bowling

The ability of the ball to knock down the pins (as in "carry more pins").

strap the ball
Sports; Bowling

Get the most lift possible.

channel
Sports; Bowling

The proper name for a gutter. There are gutters on the right and left side of each lane that will take the ball to the pit if it goes off the lane.

strike
Sports; Bowling

Knocking all ten pins down on the first ball. The score for the frame is 10 plus the total number of pins knocked down by the next two balls.

charge
Sports; Bowling

A description of an exciting run of high scoring.

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