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| Chiang [Martial Arts] |
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"Spear." One of the major Chinese weapons practiced in wushu.
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| Chiburi [Martial Arts] |
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"Removing blood from the sword." In iaido (way of the sword), a sharp downward stroke of the sword done in such a way as to shake off the blood accumulated from previous cutting actions.
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| Chicago [Poker] |
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1) A form of poker found only in home games, usually played with seven cards, and ending up as a mixture of draw and stud. 2) high spade in the hole.
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| Chicago Bankroll [Poker] |
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A bankroll consisting of a large number of singles rolled over with one 20, which one might chuck in one direction when about to be mugged, while simultaneously running in the other direction.
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| Chicane [Motor Sports] |
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An "S" like track configuration generally designed on a fast portion of a track to slow cars. Also referred to as "esses" or a "switchback."
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| Chicken Soup [Skydiving] |
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When the planned move or jump routine does not go as planned.
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| Chicken Wing [Bowling] |
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A type of arm swing in which the elbow moves out, away from the body.
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| Chief Second [Boxing] |
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The person designated by the fighter to provide advice and assistance during the bout, usually the trainer.
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| Chief Steward [Motor Sports] |
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Final operating authority at a race.
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| Chien [Martial Arts] |
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A double-edged sword used in many styles of kung fu. Also known as the "gim" or "jyan."
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| Chikara [Martial Arts] |
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Strength" or "power.
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| Chikuto [Martial Arts] |
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See "shinai."
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| Chili-Dip [Golf] |
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A shot on which the club head hits the ground before the ball, resulting in a weak, lofted shot.
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| Chimpan [Martial Arts] |
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The referee of a match. Also known as "shimban," "sinban," or "shimpan."
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| Chin Music [Baseball] |
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A pitch that is high and inside.
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| Chine [Powerboating] |
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The line where the side and bottom of a v-bottomed boat meet; in a three-point hydroplane, the inclined side of a sponson or the hull.
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| Ching Lo [Martial Arts] |
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Accupuncture's twelve meridians of the body on which they key points of treatment lie and which are associated with the vital organs.
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| Ching Shien [Martial Arts] |
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Spirit of vivacity in the Chinese martial arts.
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| Chip [Poker] |
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1) Poker chips are small round discs used instead of money at the poker table. The ones used at casinos are typically made of clay, while home poker games often substitute cheaper plastic chips. Using chips instead of cash has a number of advantages, mostly just that they're easier to count and manipulate. Color designations for chips are arbitrary, but many casinos use white for $1 chips, red for $5 chips, green for $25 chips, and black for $100 chips. 2) To Bet.
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| Chip Along [Poker] |
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Call, but never raise, all bets; in a no-limit, pot-limit, or spread-limit game, make the smallest bet allowed.
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| Chip and Roll [Curling] |
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To play a shot that caroms off an object stone to the desired position.
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| Chip and Run [Golf] |
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A low trajectory shot played to the apron, or green or around the green, in which the roll is considerably longer than the carry.
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| Chip Copper [Poker] |
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A thief whose specialty is stealing chips from pots or other players, usually by palming them.
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| Chip Declaration [Poker] |
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In a high-low split game, using chips to indicate whether you're going for high, low, or both. This is done in two ways, either the color of the chips indicates the players' intentions (as red for high, white for low, blue for both ways), or the number of chips (as none for low, one for high, two for both ways).
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| Chip Girl [Poker] |
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A female wearing an apron with pockets full of chips, whose job it is to sell chips to the players, and sometimes to perform other duties, such as collect time, sell drinks, etc. The term chip boy does not exist.
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| Chip in [Poker] |
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Ante, or call a small bet. The term has passed into general usage meaning contribute to a collection, usually of cash.
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| Chip Pass [Soccer] |
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A pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate; used primarily to evade a defender by kicking the ball over his head.
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| Chip Person [Poker] |
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A person wearing an apron with pockets full of chips, whose job it is to sell chips to the players, and sometimes to perform other duties, such as collect time, sell drinks, etc.
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| Chip Race [Poker] |
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As the limits increase in tournaments, lower denomination chips are taken out of circulation. Rather than rounding odd chips up or down for each player, the players are dealt a card for each odd chip. The player with the highest card is given all the odd chips, which are then colored up.
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| Chip Rack [Poker] |
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A box, or tray, that has indentations to neatly hold chips in (often five) stacks.
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| Chip Runner [Poker] |
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A person wearing an apron with pockets full of chips, whose job it is to sell chips to the players, and sometimes to perform other duties, such as collect time, sell drinks, etc.
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| Chip Shot [Soccer] |
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A kick lofted into the air to try to sail the ball over the goalkeeper's head and still make it under the crossbar into the goal.
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| Chip the Pot [Poker] |
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Take a portion of the pot to cover expenses.
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| Chip Tray [Poker] |
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A box, or tray, that has indentations to neatly hold chips in (often five) stacks.
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| Chip Up [Poker] |
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To exchange one's chips for ones of higher value.
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| Chip-and-Run [Golf] |
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A chip shot, usually hit from just off the green, on which the ball rolls a considerable distance toward the hole after landing.
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| Chip-Rack [Poker] |
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Request a player to leave. Comes from what a player usually does before cashing in: fill a chip rack with his chips, and head for the cage. "When the floorman saw Danny come from the cellar, he chip-racked him" means "When the floorman saw Danny deal a card from the bottom of the deck, he asked Danny to cash in (and leave the premises)."
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| Chippers [Poker] |
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Chips. Poker chips are small round discs used instead of money at the poker table. The ones used at casinos are typically made of clay, while home poker games often substitute cheaper plastic chips. Using chips instead of cash has a number of advantages, mostly just that they're easier to count and manipulate. Color designations for chips are arbitrary, but many casinos use white for $1 chips, red for $5 chips, green for $25 chips, and black for $100 chips.
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| Chippies [Poker] |
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Chips. Poker chips are small round discs used instead of money at the poker table. The ones used at casinos are typically made of clay, while home poker games often substitute cheaper plastic chips. Using chips instead of cash has a number of advantages, mostly just that they're easier to count and manipulate. Color designations for chips are arbitrary, but many casinos use white for $1 chips, red for $5 chips, green for $25 chips, and black for $100 chips.
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| Chips [Blackjack] |
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These are tokens that the Casino uses, in place of cash, to represent a certain monetary value for making bets. You buy chips at the table. You cash chips in at the Cashier's Cage. Chips may bought in various denominations, $2, $5, etc. Players exchange cash for chips at the tables and then cash-in their chips at the cashier's cage. Also "Checks".
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| Chips Declare [Poker] |
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In a high-low split game, using chips to indicate whether you're going for high, low, or both. This is done in two ways, either the color of the chips indicates the players' intentions (as red for high, white for low, blue for both ways), or the number of chips (as none for low, one for high, two for both ways).
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| Chiropractic [Horse Racing] |
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The use of bone alignment to treat specific or general health problems.
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| Chlorofluorocarbons (Cfcs) [Motor Sports] |
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Chemicals formerly used as refrigerants in cooling systems. No longer used because they are considered harmful to the Earth's ozone layer.
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| Cho Wa [Martial Arts] |
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In the Japanese martial arts, the harmonious mental and physical reaction while at practice.
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| Chock [Sailing] |
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A fitting that a line can pass through and be controlled.
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| Chockablock [Sailing] |
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When a line is pulled as tight as is can go, as when two blocks are pulled together.
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| Chodo-Kake [Archery] |
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A bow and arrow stand, Japan.
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| Choice Pots [Poker] |
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An announcement, in a home game, by the dealer that the next hand will be dealer's choice.
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| Choke [Motor Sports] |
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A temporary restriction in a carburetor throat that reduces the flow of air and enriches the fuel-air mixture to aid in starting the engine.
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| Choke-Up [Baseball] |
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Gripping the bat up on the handle away from the knob of the bat.
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| Choked Down [Horse Racing] |
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When a driver tries to get a horse to run at a slowed rate, he or she will sometimes pull its head back, unintentionally cutting off its breathing. This can cause the horse to lose consciousness and collapse on to the track.
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| Choking Down [Horse Racing] |
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See dorsal displacment of the soft palate.
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| Choong Dan [Martial Arts] |
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"Middle" or "center." Region of the body from the neck to the waist, used to explain target areas.
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| Chop [Poker] |
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To return the blinds to the players who posted them and move on to the next hand, if nobody calls the blind.
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| Chop a Game [Poker] |
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Play for a short time in a game, win a lot of chips, and cash out.
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| Chop it Up. [Poker] |
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An announcement by a player or dealer that the result of the current showdown is a split pot.
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| Chop Job [Motor Sports] |
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A strategic bump at high speed, of the sort practiced by many drivers of all racing series.
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| Chop Saw [Golf] |
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A motorized saw used in larger shops to cut numerous shafts at one time.
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| Chop the Blinds [Poker] |
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In a traveling blind game, when everyone has folded except the two blinds, make an arrangement between those two players not to play out the hand, but instead take back their posted blinds.
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| Chop-Chop [Poker] |
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1) Split a pot in a high-low game. 2) Make an agreement among two (sometimes, rarely, more) to split a pot without having a showdown. 3) Put a chip up for the dealer (as a toke), and instruct the dealer to take half. For example, a player wins a pot, throws the dealer a dollar chip, and says, "Chop-chop"; he wants the dealer to take 50 cents and give him back 50 cents.
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| Chopper [Poker] |
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One who chops. (To return the blinds to the players who posted them and move on to the next hand, if nobody calls the blind.)
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| Chopping [Poker] |
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Playing briefly in each of several games, usually successfully in each.
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| Choppy [Craps] |
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No players are making more than one or two points before sevening out. Many or few numbers may be thrown.
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| Choppy Game [Roulette] |
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1. A game where neither the player nor the house has been winning consistently. 2. A game where no discernible streaks nor patterns have been appearing.
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| Chowaha [Poker] |
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A hold 'em variant invented in a private game by RGPer Mike Chow, and popularized at BARGE, in which each player gets two downcards, the dealer flops nine cards, arranged in three rows of three, then turns two cards vertically at the ends of the "corridors" between the preceding rows, and rivers one card in the middle and to the right of the two, the whole arrangement forming a large arrow-like structure. Players form their best five-card hand using their two plus any three cards from the four possible five-card board combinations: top row of three plus top card of two plus river card, bottom row of three plus bottom card of two plus river card, middle row of three plus either one of the two turn cards plus river card.
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| Choy Li Fut [Martial Arts] |
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One of the most popular southern Chinese kung fu systems. Choy li fut is essentially a long-range form of Chinese boxing that relies heavily on strong horse stances and graceful yet dynamic long-handed techniques.
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| Christiania [Skiing] |
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The original term for a christie, or a turn in which the skis skid for all or part of the turn. Christiania (now Oslo) was the place in which this term originated.
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| Christie [Skiing] |
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A braking turn on which the tails of the skis are allowed to skid.
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| Christmas Tree [Motor Sports] |
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The Tree, as it is often called, is the electronic starting device between the lanes on the starting line. It displays a calibrated-light countdown for each driver. Nitromethane: Produced specifically as a fuel for drag racing, it is the result of a chemical reaction between nitric acid and propane.
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| Chrome Horn [Motor Sports] |
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Bumping into the rear of the car ahead of you, to cause him to get a bit loose (so he'll slow and you can pass him), or just to express dissatisfaction with his driving. The term comes from the early days of Stock car racing, when the race cars were showroom cars of the '40s and '50s with the huge, chromed bumpers that were in style then. The chrome horn is regarded as a dubious technique at best, and downright dirty at worst.
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| Chrome Plated Finish [Golf] |
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Type of finish electrostatically applied to forged irons. Identified by its high lustrous shiny appearance.
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| Chromoly [Motor Sports] |
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Also Chrome Moly. Short for Chromium Molybdenum steel. A very strong type of steel tubing used to build the frams for many dragsters.
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [Horse Racing] |
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Commonly known as "COPD," a hyperallergenic response of the respiratory system that involves damage to the lung tissue, similar in many ways to human asthma. Affected horses may cough, develop a nasal discharge and have a reduced exercise tolerance. Respiratory rate is increased and lung elasticity is diminished.
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| Chronic Osselet [Horse Racing] |
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Permanent build-up of synovial fluid in a joint, characterized by inflammation and thickening of the joint capsule over the damaged area. Usually attended by changes in the bone and cartilage. See arthritis.
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| Chronometer [Sailing] |
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An accurate clock that is used for navigation.
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| Chrysal [Archery] |
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A transverse crack in the belly of a wooden bow caused by the crushing of the fibres.
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| Chu-Ko Nu [Archery] |
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A Chinese repeating crossbow.
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| Chuan [Martial Arts] |
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A general term used loosely to refer to a system of boxing, although it does not apply to any specific style.
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| Chuan Fa [Martial Arts] |
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The major Chinese precursor of karate. Most forms of 20th century chuan fa are said to be descendents of Ch'ueh Yuan's "170 hand and foot positions."
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| Chucker [Basketball] |
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A player who never met a shot he didn't like.
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| Chudan [Martial Arts] |
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Middle rank, middle of body
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| Chui [Martial Arts] |
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A violation that gives the opponent a yuko. If given to a combatant who already has a chui, the chui is increased to keikoku. (Judo)
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| Chuken [Martial Arts] |
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The middle of the five players on a kendo team.
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| Chump [Poker] |
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Inexperienced poker player, sucker.
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| Chung do Kwan [Martial Arts] |
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"Blue wave school." A Korean form of empty hand fighting founded by Won Kook Lee in 1945.
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| Chunin [Martial Arts] |
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"Middle person." The second of three ninja military ranks designating the leader of a group of ninja on assignment. Those led by chunin were the genin; those who obtained the assignment were the jonin.
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| Chunking [Blackjack] |
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When the dealer wins the bets of several or all of the players and collects the bets by just stacking them together in one hand, rather than collecting each bet separately, before returning the chips to the tray.
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| Churn [General] |
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The effect of betting and re-betting money.
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| Chute [Motor Sports] |
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Short for parachute; used to assist high-speed braking. Pre-Staged: When a driver is approximately seven inches behind the starting line and the small yellow lights atop his or her side of the Christmast Tree are glowing.
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| Chute Assis [Skydiving] |
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Literally, "sit flying." A new alternative flying discipline in which participants freefall as though they are sitting in straight-backed chairs. The vertical position greatly increases their fall rate. Looks pretty funny when performed in formation.
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| Chute Number 1 [Poker] |
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First position to the left of the dealer, usually describing someone opening the betting from that position. "Here comes an opener from chute number 1."
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| Chwa [Martial Arts] |
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Left or the left side.
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| Cid [Motor Sports] |
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Cubic inch displacement
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| Cigarette Pot [Poker] |
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An arrangement between two or more players to pay for their cigarettes in the same manner as a drink pot.
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| Cinch Player [Poker] |
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One who plays only the nuts (usually used in a derisive sense).
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| Cincinnati [Poker] |
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A form of poker found only in home games, a widow game in which each player receives five cards face down, as does a central area of the table, followed by a round of betting, and then the dealer turns up each central card, one at a time, each followed by another round of betting. At the showdown, each player uses the best five cards among his five and those of the widow. The game is often played high-low split. Also called Utah, Lamebrains, or California. Southern Cross is a variant of Cincinnati.
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| Circle [Poker] |
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Pot boundary. A mythical demarcation within which bets are "legal" and outside of which they are not. In some clubs, an actual circle is drawn on the table. In some clubs, a bet, or a motion to make a bet, is not considered binding unless the chips physically enter the circle; in others, the concept of the circle does not exist.
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| Circle Game [General] |
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A game in which the betting action is severely limited. Usually occurs in those games that feature key injuries, inclement weather, or unsubstantiated rumors regarding a team. Most bookies "circle" all Ivy League Games.
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| Circled Game [General] |
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A game in which the betting action is severely limited. Usually occurs in those games that feature key injuries, inclement weather, or unsubstantiated rumors regarding a team.
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| Circuit [Horse Racing] |
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A term used to describe several racetracks with complementing racing dates, which form a circuit within a certain geographic area. In Texas, live race dates are awarded on a circuit theory to ensure to the extent practical continuous racing in the state for each breed of horse.
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| Circuit Race [Cycling] |
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A multi-lap race on a course of two miles or longer.
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| Circular Parry [Fencing] |
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A parry made with a circular movement of the sword point.
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| Circulating [Motor Sports] |
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Driving around a track with a damaged and/or slow car to accumulate laps and, more importantly, points and prize money.
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| Cism [General] |
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Council of International Military Sports.
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| Citizen Racing [Skiing] |
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Recreational ski races (often large), generally over 10-80 kilometre distance, and with a mass start.
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| Ciw [Wrestling] |
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Championship International Wrestling
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| Cl [Greyhound Racing] |
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Cloverleaf, Colorado
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| Claim [Horse Racing] |
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A process by which a person may purchase a horse entered in a designated race for a predetermined purchase price. This process also equalizes the competitive level of horses in a single race.
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| Claim Box [Horse Racing] |
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Where claims are deposited before the race.
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| Claim Rule [Motor Sports] |
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A rule that allows parts from one competitors' car to be purchased by other competitors at a set price. Usually applied to engines, claim rules supposedly keep the cost of racing down by making it unprofitable to spend a lot of money on illegal or exotic modifications.
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| Claiming [Horse Racing] |
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Process by which a licensed person may purchase a horse entered in a designated race for a predetermined price. When a horse has been claimed, its new owner assumes title after the starting gate opens although the former owner is entitled to all purse money earned in that race.
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| Claiming Box [Horse Racing] |
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Box in which claims are deposited before the race.
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| Claiming Price [Horse Racing] |
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The purchase price for which a horse is running in a claiming race.
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| Claiming Race [Horse Racing] |
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A licensed owner or trainer can purchase a horse entered in a CLAIMING RACE for the price stated in the conditions, provided at least one start during the current meeting. When horse is "claimed" it is transferred to its new owner(s) immediately after the start of the race, win, lose, regardless of physical condition. In some states, if the horse runs within 30 days of being claimed, it must run for a claiming price that is 25 percent greater than its purchase price, or compete in a non-claiming race.
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| Claiming Races [Horse Racing] |
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Also known as claimers. These races are made up of runners which can be purchased or ‘claimed' by members of the public at a designated price.
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