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| Four Majors [General] |
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Golf's most prestigious events: the Masters, the US Open, PGA in the US and the British Open. This is always a straight bet.
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| Four of a Kind [Video Poker] |
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A hand containing four cards of the same denomination like 10-10-10-10-K.
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| Four Phase [Skiing] |
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Also known as double-arm resting; whilst diagonal striding, the skier rests both arms in front of the body, rather than planting both poles sequentially for two push-offs.
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| Four Piece Ball [Golf] |
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A golf ball constructed from four specific materials. There will be a central core surrounded by windings covered by a harder secondary cover (for distance) and a softer outer cover (for spin and feel.)
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| Four Way Radius [Golf] |
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The sole design of an iron or wood in which there is a measurable radius of the sole both from heel to toe and from trailing edge to leading edge.
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| Four Wheel Drive (4wd) [Motor Sports] |
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A part time system that transfers engine power to all four wheels. 4WD systems usually lack a center differential that allows use in dry conditions. 4WD provides superior traction compared with front or rear-wheel drive.
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| Four Wheel Steering (4ws) [Motor Sports] |
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A mechanism that allows the rear wheels to steer. The steering angle is usually limited to 2-3 degrees. 4WS improves handling by allowing more stable cornering.
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| Four-Ball [Golf] |
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A match between two teams of two players each in which the better ball of one team is played against the better ball of the other. See also best ball.
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| Four-Barrel [Motor Sports] |
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The type of carburetor used in NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division racing.
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| Four-Card Flush [Poker] |
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1) Four cards to a flush. Sometimes called a bobtail flush or Arkansas flush. 2) A nonstandard hand, four cards to a flush, that ranks higher than a four-card straight and lower than two pair.
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| Four-Card Rush [Poker] |
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In lowball, having lots of one-card draws, but not making them.
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| Four-Card Straight [Poker] |
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1) Four cards to a straight. Sometimes called a bobtail straight. 2) A nonstandard hand, four cards to a straight, that ranks higher than one pair and lower than a four-card flush.
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| Four-Color Deck [Poker] |
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A deck in which each suit is given a different color, as opposed to the traditional decks in which hearts and diamonds are red and spades and clubs black. Many claim such a color scheme makes it harder to misread suits. In the four-color deck promoted by Mike Caro (the Mad Genius of Poker), spades are black, hearts are red, diamonds are blue, and clubs are green.
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| Four-Corner Offense [Basketball] |
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A ball control offense in which players form a large box, with one player in each corner of the frontcourt and the fifth player near the free throw line. The players pass the ball around and set screens for each other. The chief object is to keep possession of the ball while taking time off the clock, but a player will often score out of the offense by making a quick move to the basket after the defense has been lulled by the continual passing.
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| Four-Flusher [Poker] |
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A cheater. Probably comes from one who tries to bluff when holding only a four-flush, or who cheats by showing four cards to a flush and tries to claim the pot without showing the fifth.
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| Four-Iron [Golf] |
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An iron club used for distances of between 155-190 yards for men's clubs. Also known as a mashie iron.
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| Four-Meter Foul [Water Polo] |
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A foul by a defensive player inside the four-meter line directly aimed at preventing a goal. The opposing team is awarded a penalty throw.
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| Four-Meter Line [Water Polo] |
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An imaginary line extending across the pool, four meters from each goal line.
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| Four-Point Landing [Freestyle Skating] |
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A landing on which the ski poles are planted as the skis hit the snow.
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| Four-Point Play [Basketball] |
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A three-point field goal on which the player is fouled in the act of shooting and makes the consequent free throw. Compare three-point play.
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| Four-Point Takeoff [Freestyle Skating] |
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A takeoff from an air bump with the skis slightly less than shoulder length apart and the ski poles planted in front.
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| Four-Straight [Poker] |
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1) Four cards to a straight. Sometimes called a bobtail straight. 2) A nonstandard hand, four cards to a straight, that ranks higher than one pair and lower than a four-card flush.
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| Four-Strok Cycle [Motor Sports] |
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An internal-combustion engine that requires two revolutions per cylinder or four piston strokes to achieve a power stroke: internal stroke, compression stroke, power stroke, exhaust stroke. More efficient than the two-stroke-cycle engine. Also called Otto cycle.
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| Four-Time All-Americans [Baseball] |
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Notre Dame senior RHP Aaron Heilman could post the fourth All-America season of his career, which would place him among an elite group of Notre Dame student-athletes (he already is the first Irish baseball player ever to be a three-year All-American). Just 16 previous Notre Dame student-athletes have been four-year All-Americans, with four coming from team-oriented sports: men's basketball player Kevin O'Shea ('47-'50) and women's soccer players Holly Manthei ('95-'98), Jen Grubb ('96-'99) and Anne Makinen (1997-2000). Others include cross country runners Oliver Hunter ('40-'43) and Mike McWilliams ('90-'93), plus men's fencers Mike Sullivan ('76-'79), Charles Higgs-Coulthard ('84-'87), Yehuda Kovacs ('86-'89), Leszek Nowosielski ('88-'91), Jeremy Siek ('94-'97) and Luke LaValle ('96-'99) and women's fencers Molly Sullivan ('85-'88), Myriah Brown ('96-'99), Sarah Walsh ('96-'99) and Magda Krol ('97-'00).
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| Four-Way Hand [Poker] |
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1) Four cards to a straight. Sometimes called a bobtail straight. 2) A nonstandard hand, four cards to a straight, that ranks higher than one pair and lower than a four-card flush.
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| Four-Way Straight [Poker] |
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In the 52-card deck, four to a straight, so that any of four cards makes it a straight. For example, 3-4-6-7 of mixed suits can be made into a straight by drawing any five, of which there are four altogether. Also called inside straight.
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| Four-Wheel Drive (4wd) [Motor Sports] |
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A transfer case distributes power to both axles in order to drive all four wheels.
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| Four-Wheel Steering [Motor Sports] |
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Vehicle on which all four wheels turn when the driver turns the steering wheel. The rear wheels turn at a smaller angle than the front wheels. This system appeared on a few sports models in the 1980s but was never very popular in North America.
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| Four-Wood [Golf] |
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A wooden club used for a distance of between 200-230 yards - for men' clubs. Also called a spoon.
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| Fours [Poker] |
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Four of a kind.
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| Foursome [Golf] |
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Strictly, a match between two teams of two players each, in which each team plays one ball, with the partners alternating shots. Often erroneously applied to a four-ball match. Also, a group of four individuals playing a round together.
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| Foursomes [Golf] |
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A competition where two partners hit alternate shots.
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| Fourth Street [Poker] |
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In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is turn.
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| Fpct [Baseball] |
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Fielding Percentage
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| Fractional Rate Ticket [Keno] |
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A ticket played for some fraction of the normal rate. Normally only used on a way ticket.
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| Fractional Rig [Sailing] |
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A type of rig where the jib attaches below the top of the mast.
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| Fractional Time [Horse Racing] |
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Intermediate times recorded in a race, as at the quarter, half, three-quarters, etc. The "quarter time," for example, refers to the time after the first quarter-mile, not the first 25 percent of the race.
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| Fractions [Horse Racing] |
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Clockings at 1/4 mile intervals in races and workouts.
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| Fractious [Horse Racing] |
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A horse that acts up from time to time when it leaves the receiving barn for the race. Some signs are kicking, resisting being saddled, fighting it's handler or even attempt to savage it's handler. Sometimes this activity will exhaust the horse before it has a chance to run.
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| Fracture [Horse Racing] |
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A break in a bone. See comminuted; compound; condylar; fissure; metacarpal; oblique; saucer; sesamoid; slab; spiral; simple; stress. See "Fractures" subsection of "Musculoskeletal System" in veterinary supplement for a more detailed explanation.
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| Frame [Bowling] |
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One of ten "innings" in a bowling game; originally it referred to the box on the scoresheet where the score for a single frame is recorded.
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| Franchise [Football] |
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A team; the legal arrangement that establishes ownership of a team.
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| Frap [Skydiving] |
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Getting killed in a skydiving accident. Also known as "buying the farm".
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| Frap Hat [Skydiving] |
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A soft, leather hat worn by experts for warmth, to hold a dytter in place, or simply to keep one's hair from getting tangled in free fall. Provides marginal protection from knocks.
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| Freak [Poker] |
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The joker or a wild card.
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| Freak Draw [Poker] |
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An extremely lucky draw, usually greatly defying probability, and often in such a way as to defeat a hand that has considerably the best of it. If, in lowball, you draw three cards and make a 6 or better, that constitutes a freak draw. If, in draw poker, you draw three cards to two cards of the same suit and make a flush, that, too, constitutes a freak draw. Sometimes called Gardena miracle.
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| Freak Hand [Poker] |
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A nonstandard poker hand, as a blaze, skip straight, big dog, little tiger, and so on.
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| Free [Figure Skating] |
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At any given moment, a skater is usually skating on one foot and the other is called the free foot. By extension, every other part on that side of the body is called "free," as free shoulder, free hip, free side, etc.
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| Free Agent [Basketball] |
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A player not under contract to any NBA team because his contract has expired or was terminated by his team in accordance with NBA waiver procedures, or because he was eligible for an NBA Draft and was never signed to an NBA contract.
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| Free Agent, Restricted [Basketball] |
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An NBA player whose contract has expired and who may negotiate with any team, but his original team retains the right of first refusal to make an offer at least 125% of the player's previous salary or $250,000 (whichever is greater) within 15 days of another team making an offer.
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| Free Agent, Unrestricted [Basketball] |
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An NBA free agent who is not subject to the right of first refusal (see free agent, restricted ); he must have completed at least his 2nd contract and have more than 5 years in the NBA, or he must have been terminated ("put on waivers") by his team.
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| Free Card [Poker] |
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A card that a player gets without having to call a bet.
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| Free Drop [Golf] |
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A drop for which there is no penalty stroke.
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| Free Flying [Skydiving] |
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New bred of skydiving involving radical maneuvers in the sky, either in a sit position, stand-up or vertical position.
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| Free Handicap [Horse Racing] |
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A race in which no nomination fees are required. More recently, and more commonly, a ranking of horses by weight for a theoretical race. See Experimental Free Handicap.
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| Free Hit [Field Hockey] |
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A play awarded for any infraction outside of the goal circle. It takes place at or near the spot of the infraction, and all opposing players must stand at least five yards away.
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| Free Kick [Football] |
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A type of kick taken to start or restart play after a team has scored a safety, with no defenders nearer than 10 yards away. In kicking style it is essentially a punt.
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| Free Lance [Horse Racing] |
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A rider not under contract to a trainer or stable.
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| Free Legged [Horse Racing] |
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A pacer which races without wearing hopples to help maintain its gait is known as a free legged pacer.
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| Free Look [Poker] |
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In draw poker or lowball, a player has looked at the first four of his cards, and the remaining card, which he presumably has not seen, is the free look. (I say "presumably" because some players seem to have a free look every hand, and yet they always look at the first four dealt them in order.) You might in lowball hear a player say, "I've got a free look, and I'm gonna raise it." That gives others the impression that the player has raised without seeing the fifth card, but hardly anyone ever believes that.
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| Free Odds [Craps] |
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If you bet $10 on Pass, Don’t Pass, Come, or Don’t Come, you can increase your original bet by the double the amount of your free odds after the dice have been thrown (to wager behind). To wager behind is what a good craps player will do and a criteria of a good craps game is how many free odds the casino offers you. As the amount of allowed odds increases, the house advantage decreases considerably. When making the odds bet 1x the house edge is 0.85% / 0.68% (pass / don't pass). When making the odds bet 2x the house edge is cut down to 0.61% / 0.45% already.
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| Free Peek [Poker] |
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Free look. "How come the free peek is always in the last position?"
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| Free Play [Keno] |
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A keno win that pays no money, but lets you play your bet again.
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| Free Position [Diving] |
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A position, allowed only on twisting dives, which is a combination of the pike, straight, and tuck positions.
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| Free Ride [Poker] |
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To stay in a hand without being forced to bet.
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| Free Routine [Synchro Swimming] |
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A routine that's planned and choreographed by the competitors and their coaches, done to music, and limited to five minutes plus or minus 15 seconds.
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| Free Shot [Croquet] |
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A shot which, if missed, will not have dire consequences. The more advanced the play, however, the less chance there is for free shots as each shot becomes necessary. One shot can mean the difference between winning and losing, even on the first wicket.
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| Free Skating [Skiing] |
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Also known as tuck skating, or downhill skating, or speed skating, this is skating (mostly downhill, and on the flat -- rarely uphill) without the use of poles, and sometimes in a tuck. The more exotic arm movements seen in the mid-1980's (such as kombi skating) are less favoured these days.
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| Free Space [Bingo] |
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The space in the center of a bingo card. It does not have a number assigned to it. It is always "wild." Cover it on all your bingo cards when you start a new game.
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| Free Throw [Basketball] |
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An undefended shot taken from the free throw line. Players from the two teams line up alternately on both sides of the free throw lane, with two players from the team that committed the foul closest to the basket. They aren't allowed to enter the lane or the free throw circle until the ball has touched the backboard, net, or rim. A successful free throw is worth one point.
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| Free Throw Circle [Basketball] |
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A 12-foot restraining circle bisected by a free throw line, which is sometimes used for jump balls.
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| Free Throw Lane [Basketball] |
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One of two painted areas between the baseline and the free throw line. The lane is 19 feet long and 16 feet wide in the National Basketball Association, 12 feet wide in college and high school play. Players must stay outside the lane during a free throw attempt and an offensive player cannot spend more than three seconds in the lane. See also free throw; three-second violation.
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| Free Throw Line [Basketball] |
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One of two lines, 12 feet long and 2 inches wide, marked 19 feet from and parallel to the baseline (15 feet from the backboard), from which a player attempts a free throw.
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| Free-for-All [Horse Racing] |
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A race for open class or top class horses starting off the same mark (starting from the same position).
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| Free-Odds-Bet [Craps] |
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A bet made in addition to the Pass Line, Don’t Pass Line, come and Don’t Come wagers which is paid at true odds.
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| Free-Roll Tournament [Poker] |
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A tournament with no buy-in, usually with prize money put up by the house. Generally players must qualify to play in such a tournament by playing a specified number of hours during a set period of time, such as 10 hours in a week or 40 hours in a month. Sometimes entries to a free-roll tournament are also awarded to players holding certain hands, such as aces full or better, or the winners of preliminary tournaments, or to those who enter one or more other tournaments.
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| Free-Throw [Basketball] |
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An unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent committed a personal or technical foul; it is worth 1 point.
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| Free-Throw Line Extended [Basketball] |
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An imaginary line through the free-throw line to the sidelines, which determines the location for some throw-ins.
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| Freeboard [Sailing] |
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The distance between the top of the hull and the waterline.
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| Freefall [Skydiving] |
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The act of falling from a high altitude towards the ground. Because of the atmosphere of the Earth, the fall speed will build up an air cushion on which the skydivers are soaring. The freefall is the true essence of skydiving, because quite contrary to what you may think, it doesn't feel like falling at all. It's more like actually flying with your body, kind of like Superman.
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| Freeflight [Skydiving] |
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Alternative, or three-dimensional, flying during freefall. Includes skysurfing, freestyle and chute assis parachuting disciplines.
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| Freefly [Skydiving] |
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A relatively new sport including sit & head down flying.
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| Freeing Port [Sailing] |
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An opening in the rail (bulwarks) along the deck to allow water to drain.
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| Freelance Driver [Horse Racing] |
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A driver which doesn't train his or her own horses, and is engaged by other trainers and owners to drive their horses. Freelance drivers generally don't work for any one trainer or owner in particular. If they do, they are more commonly known as that person's stable driver.
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| Freeroll [Poker] |
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A situation in which two players have the same hand, but one of the players has a chance to better his hand.
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| Freestanding Mast [Sailing] |
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A mast made out of exotic materials so that it can support itself without the use of stays. See fully stayed mast.
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| Freestyle [Wrestling] |
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A style of wrestling in which the legs may be used to execute attacks and the opponent's legs are a legitimate target for attack. Also known as "catch as catch can." Compare Greco-Roman.
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| Freestyle Cross Country [Skiing] |
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A cross country race in which skiers are allowed to use any technique, including skating.
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| Freeze [Poker] |
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Stand pat in draw poker, that is, refuse on the draw to replace any cards.
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| Freeze the Puck [Ice Hockey] |
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To hold the puck against the boards or the back of the net with the skate or stick, in order to stop play and gain a faceoff. If a player freezes the puck when no opponent is trying to gain control of it, it's delay of game.
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| Freeze-Out [Poker] |
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A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game - A game or tournament in which all players start with the same amount and play until one player has won all the chips.
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| Freeze-Out Tournament [Poker] |
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A tournament in which players start with a specified amount and then can buy no further chips; once they lose their chips, they are out, as opposed to a re-buy tournament. The tournament continues until one player has all the chips. As players are eliminated, they may receive prizes based on the order of their elimination. For example, the final remaining player may win 50% of the prize pool, the next-to-last 25%, the third 10%, and so on. Also called no- rebuy tournament. Compare with shootout tournament.
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| French Grip [Fencing] |
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A traditional hilt with a slightly curved grip and a large pommel.
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| French Wheel [Roulette] |
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A wheel containing just one zero. Mainly found in the European casinos. Same as European Wheel.
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| Frequed [Golf] |
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A slang term for the frequency matching of shafts.
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| Frequency [Golf] |
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The number of oscillations of a golf shaft in a given time when the tip is pulled down and the shaft vibrates in a specialized machine. Frequency is measured in cycles per minute (cpm’s.)
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| Frequency Analyzer [Golf] |
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Specialized machine used to measure the frequencies of golf clubs and shafts. Used in the frequency matching process. May also be known as a frequency machine.
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| Frequency Matching [Golf] |
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The process of ensuring that all of the clubs in a given set are matched by their shaft frequency. Frequency matched clubs are said to be more consistent in both feel and performance.
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| Frequency Slope [Golf] |
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The graph line formed when plotting the frequencies of the shafts in a set of clubs. A well-matched set will have a consistent slope; a mismatched set will show shafts that vary several cycles from their expected range.
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| Fresh Rubber [Motor Sports] |
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A new set of tires acquired during a Pit Pass.
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| Freshman Phenoms [Baseball] |
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Notre Dame has produced two BIG EAST rookies of the year-DH Jeff Wagner ('96) and infielder Brant Ust ('97)-while current freshman RHP Aaron Edwards has been tabbed by Baseball America as the 2001 preseason BIG EAST rookie of the year. Wagner set the Irish freshman home run record (10) only to see Ust hit 11 in '97. Ust was the first freshman middle infielder ever named first team all-BIG EAST and was a consensus Freshman All-America pick by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. RHP Aaron Heilman was second team all-conference, a consensus '98 Freshman All-American and one of three players named co-national freshman of the year by Collegiate Baseball. Centerfielder Steve Stanley was named second team all-BIG EAST in '99, the only freshman to earn all-BIG EAST. His classmate, catcher Paul O'Toole, became the seventh Notre Dame player to earn first-team Freshman All-America in the '90s, as one of three catchers named to the Collegiate Baseball team. Rightfielder Brian Stavisky was the only freshman position player to earn all-BIG EAST honors in 2000 (second team) before being named a Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball (his 14 home runs ranked fourth in the nation among all freshmen).
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| Fretter [Horse Racing] |
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A term used for a greyhound that is unusually nervous in the lockout kennel before a race, causing a weight loss.
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| Fried Egg [Golf] |
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A lie in a sand bunker where the landing of the ball has splashed the immediate sand away, leaving the ball resting in the middle of a crater.
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| Fried-Egg [Golf] |
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A ball half-buried in the sand.
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| Friendly Game [Poker] |
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A private or home poker game in which the social aspect is more important than winning money, usually accomplished by permitting only relatively small bets. This is opposed to a cutthroat game or a club or casino game. Sometimes called social game.
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| Fringe [Golf] |
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The area surrounding the putting green which is sometimes cut to a height lower than the fairway but not as short as the green itself. Same as "apron"
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| Frog [Horse Racing] |
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The V-shaped, pliable support structure on the bottom of the foot. See "Hoof" subsection of "Musculoskeletal System" in veterinary supplement for a more detailed explanation.
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| Frog Hair [Golf] |
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The short grass that borders the edge of the putting surface
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| Froissement [Fencing] |
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An attack that displaces the opponent's blade by a strong grazing action.
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| From Here to There [Poker] |
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A straight, sometimes shortened to here to there; itself shortened from from here to there without a pair.
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| Front [Poker] |
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1) Ahead (of the game, that is, winning); always preceded by in. "How ya doin'?" "I'm in front." 2) Being in a position such that you act after another player. If you are sitting to the left of a player, you might say, "I'm in front of him." 3) The front of a card, that is, the side that shows its rank and suit, as opposed to the back. Also called face.
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| Front Clip [Motor Sports] |
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Beginning at the firewall, the frontmost section of a race car. Holds the engine and its associated electrical, lubricating, and cooling apparatus; and the braking, steering, and suspension mechanisms.
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| Front Flip [Freestyle Skating] |
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A single forward somersault performed in the air.
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| Front Giant [Gymnastics] |
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A giant that begins with the body moving forward.
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| Front Header [Soccer] |
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The striking of a ball in the air by a player's forehead; the most common type of header.
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| Front Hip Pullover [Gymnastics] |
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A mount for the uneven bars in which the body is supported by the hands and the hip rests on a bar.
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| Front Layout [Synchro Swimming] |
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A position in which the body is extended, with the head, upper back, buttocks and heels at the surface. The face may be in or out of the water.
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| Front Loader [Blackjack] |
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1. A dealer who exposes his hole card to a player seated at the table. 2. A player who intentionally manages to see the dealer's hole card and uses this information for his own play or relays it to a confederate playing at the table.
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| Front Loading [Blackjack] |
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To glimpse the dealer's hole card and use the information for playing your hand.
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