All languages combined word senses marked with topical category "Curling"

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Total 120 word senses

• LSFE (Noun) [English] Initialism of last stone in the first end.
• akmenslydis (Noun) [Lithuanian] curling
• arena ice (Noun) [English] Temporary curling ice made quickly on a hockey rink or the like, generally different or less suitable for curling than that of a full-time curling facility.
• back board (Noun) [English] The border at the extreme ends of the sheet.
• banger (Noun) [English] A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
• banger (Noun) [English] A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
• bite stick (Noun) [English] A piece of equipment used to determine whether or not a stone is a biter.
• biter (Noun) [English] A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
• blank end (Noun) [English] An end in which no stones are touching the house, and thus no points are scored.
• bonspiel (Noun) [English] A tournament in the sport of curling.
• bout (Noun) [French] end
• broom (Noun) [English] An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
• burn (Verb) [English] To accidentally touch a moving stone.
• button (Noun) [English] The center (bullseye) of the house.
• chip (Noun) [English] A type of shot in various sports.; A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
• chip shot (Noun) [English] A takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle.
• clean (Verb) [English] To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
• cock (Noun) [English] The circle at the end of the rink.
• come-around (Noun) [English] Any shot that curls around another rock.
• counter (Noun) [English] Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
• crampet (Noun) [English] A metal plate for a player to stand on when delivering the stones.
• curl (Noun) [English] Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
• curl (Verb) [English] To take part in the sport of curling.
• curlare (Noun) [Swedish] curler; a person who plays curling
• curler (Noun) [English] A sportsman who plays curling.
• curler (Noun) [English] A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.
• curler (Noun) [English] A wave which breaks with a barrel
• curler (Noun) [Czech] curler (sportsman who plays curling)
• curler (Noun) [Danish] curler (sportsman who plays curling)
• curler (Noun) [Norwegian Bokmål] curler (sportsman who plays curling)
• curling (Noun) [English] A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).
• curling (Noun) [Basque] curling
• curling (Noun) [Czech] curling
• curling (Noun) [Polish] curling (sport)
• curling (Noun) [Swedish] curling
• curling stick (Noun) [English] A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright
• cúrling (Noun) [Catalan] curling
• delivery (Noun) [English] The process of throwing a stone.
• draw (Verb) [English] To pull or exert force.; To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
• draw (Noun) [English] A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
• draw raise (Noun) [English] A shot in which the played stone pushes a stone straight forward into the house
• draw weight (Noun) [English] The force (weight) of delivering a stone required for it to come to rest in the house (to draw).
• drawmaster (Noun) [English] The person who assigns teams to different sheets, sets starting times, assigns players to teams in casual play, etc.
• end (Noun) [English] A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
• erä (Noun) [Finnish] a subdivision of game time (can be a time-limited part of a match between two parties or, where the number of contestants exceeds the capacity of the sports facillity, a qualifying competition between a subset of contestants, the translation into English varies by sport); end
• extra ends (Noun) [English] Overtime in a tied game
• fall (Noun) [English] A crucial event or circumstance.; A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
• four-foot (Noun) [English] Alternative spelling of 4-foot
• freeze (Noun) [English] A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
• front of the house (Noun) [English] The portion of the house closer to the hog line.
• front ring (Noun) [English] The 12-foot diameter circle outermost in the house.
• gripper (Noun) [English] A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
• hack (Noun) [English] The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
• hakki (Noun) [Finnish] hack (foothold)
• hammer (Noun) [English] The last stone in an end.
• harja (Noun) [Finnish] broom, sweeper (implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further)
• hog line (Noun) [English] The line in which the stone must completely cross to be considered in play.
• hog line (Noun) [English] The line before which the thrower must release the rock during delivery.
• hog line violation (Noun) [English] The failure to release a stone before crossing the near hog line.
• hogger (Noun) [English] A shot that comes to rest short of or on the far hog line and is removed from play.
• hogscore (Noun) [English] hog line
• house (Noun) [English] The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
• in-turn (Noun) [English] A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated across the body.
• inwick (Noun) [English] A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
• inwicking (Noun) [English] The act of making a stone strike at an angle on the inner side of another.
• krulla (Noun) [Icelandic] curling (sport)
• körling (Noun) [Turkish] curling
• lead (Noun) [English] The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
• light (Noun) [English] A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
• marteau (Noun) [French] the advantage of throwing the last stone
• measure stick (Noun) [English] Equipment used to determine which of two or more stones is closest to the center when they are too similar to know with visual inspection
• negative ice (Noun) [English] A shot in which the player curls the stone in the opposite direction in which the stone is expected to curve, due to significant defects in flatness of the ice surface.
• nänni (Noun) [Finnish] pin (spot at the exact centre of the house)
• out-turn (Noun) [English] A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated away from the body.
• outwicking (Noun) [English] The act of making a stone strike at an angle on the outer side of another.
• pebble (Noun) [English] A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
• pebble (Verb) [English] To deposit water droplets on the ice.
• peel (Noun) [English] An equal or match; a draw.
• peel (Noun) [English] A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.
• peel (Verb) [English] To play a peel shot.
• pesä (Noun) [Finnish] house
• pin (Noun) [English] The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
• port (Noun) [English] A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
• power play (Noun) [English] A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.
• raise (Noun) [English] A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
• rink (Noun) [English] A team in a competition.
• rock (Noun) [English] Synonym of stone.
• sheet (Noun) [English] The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
• shot rock (Noun) [English] The rock in the house closest to the button.
• skip (Noun) [English] The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
• skip (Noun) [French] skip
• slider (Noun) [English] A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
• split the house (Verb) [English] To use the strategy of drawing to a different area of the house to prevent one's opponent from taking out both stones.
• steal (Noun) [English] Scoring in an end without the hammer.
• stone (Noun) [English] A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
• sweep (Verb) [English] To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
• sweeper (Noun) [English] A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
• swingy (Adjective) [English] Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
• takeout (Noun) [English] A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.
• tee (Noun) [English] The target area of a curling rink.
• tee (Noun) [Swedish] tee (center of a curling target)
• tee line (Noun) [English] The line that goes across the house intersecting with the middle of the button, splitting it into two halves.
• triple (Noun) [English] A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
• umpire (Noun) [English] An official who presides over a sports match.; The official who presides over a curling game.
• vice-skip (Noun) [English] The player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team
• wick (Noun) [English] A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
• wick (Noun) [English] A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.
• wick (Verb) [English] To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.
• wobbler (Noun) [English] A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
• 冰壺 (Noun) [Chinese] stone; rock
• керлінг (Noun) [Ukrainian] curling
• керлінгіст (Noun) [Ukrainian] curler (sportsman who plays curling)
• кърлинг (Noun) [Bulgarian] curling
• кёрлинг (Noun) [Russian] curling
• кёрлингист (Noun) [Russian] curler (sportsman who plays curling)
• ウォー (Interjection) [Japanese] whoa; stop (sweeping)
• カーリング (Noun) [Japanese] curling (sports)
• 12-foot (Noun) [English] The 12-foot diameter circle outermost in the house.
• 4-foot (Noun) [English] The 4-foot diameter circle in the house
• 8-foot (Noun) [English] The 8-foot diameter circle in the house.

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