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Terms of or pertaining to the sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four rings.

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raise takeout
Sports; Curling

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps a second stone which in turn knocks a third stone out of play.

runback
Sports; Curling

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps a second stone which in turn knocks a third stone out of play.

wide
Sports; Curling

A stone delivered off the broom to the side away from the desired target, and therefore unlikely to curl far enough to reach it.

scraper
Sports; Curling

A device used by the Ice maker to smooth the ice after a period of extended play; usually performed in conjunction with pebbling.

run
Sports; Curling

A section of the curling sheet that is dipped or troughed that can prevent a stone to curl or draw down its normal path of travel.

up!
Sports; Curling

Command shouted by a skip – sometimes "off!" or "whoa!" – to tell sweepers to stop sweeping (to bring the brooms "up" off the ice)

centre guard
Sports; Curling

A guard that is placed directly on the centre line, in front of the house; usually played by the team that does not have the hammer.

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