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| Front Man [General] |
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One who has a facade of legitimacy but secretly represents the interests of his underworld backers.
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| Front Money [Roulette] |
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Money previously deposited in the cage and used by the player to draw markers.
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| Front Nine [Golf] |
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The first nine holes on an 18-hole course.
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| Front Peek [Poker] |
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A cheating maneuver that enables the dealer to see the face of the top card on the deck, accomplished by squeezing the deck between thumb and little finger in such a way as to bow the top card slightly so that its underside corner can be surreptitiously viewed. This move is made prior to dealing seconds.
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| Front Pike [Synchro Swimming] |
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A position in which the body is bent at the hips to form a 90-degree angle and the legs and trunk are extended, with the back straight and the head in line.
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| Front Row [Rugby] |
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The combination of two props and the hooker at the front of a scrum.
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| Front Runner [Horse Racing] |
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The race animal that is leading during a race.
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| Front Side [Golf] |
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The first nine holes of an 18 hole course.
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| Front Splash [Rowing] |
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The spray that's kicked up when the oar enters the water at the catch.
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| Front Split [Gymnastics] |
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A split in which one leg is forward, the other back.
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| Front Steer [Motor Sports] |
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An arrangement of the steering gear where the tie rods connect to the wheel hub at a point forward of the kingpin. (Production cars are all rear steer.) Front steer requires a steering box that works in reverse of the usual mechanism (else the wheels would steer in the direction opposite the movement of the steering wheel), and also poses a problem with routing the steering column under or around the engine. Nonetheless. Cars now use front steer, because it allows the engine to be mounted lower, since the tie rods don't pass underneath the oil pan.
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| Front Stop [Rowing] |
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A small block on the stern end of the slide, which holds the seat in place.
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| Front Stretch [Greyhound Racing] |
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The portion of the racetrack closest to the Apron. The finish line is located here.
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| Front Tackle [Soccer] |
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An attempt by a defender to kick the ball away from an attacker by approaching him from a head-on position.
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| Front Tuck [Freestyle Skating] |
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A single front flip in the tuck position.
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| Front Walkover [Gymnastics] |
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A move from the front split handstand position in which one foot is brought down in back, followed by the other foot.
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| Front Wheel Drive (Fwd) [Motor Sports] |
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The front wheels receive engine power. FWD provides more traction than rear-wheel drive(RWD) in poor road conditions because more weight is over the drive wheels. FWD also allows better use of interior space than RWD because all drivetrain components are concentrated in the front of the car.
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| Front-Runner [Horse Racing] |
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A horse whose running style is to attempt to get on or near the lead at the start of the race and to continue there as long as possible.
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| Front-Wheel Drive [Motor Sports] |
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Engine power is transmitted to the front wheels, which are the drive wheels. Also front-drive.
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| Frontcourt [Basketball] |
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1) The area from the center line to the baseline nearest the basket being attacked by a team. 2) A team's center and forwards, as a unit.
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| Fronts [Sailing] |
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Used in meteorology to describe bounderies between hot and cold air masses. This is typically where bad weather is found.
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| Frozen [Curling] |
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Descriptive of a stone that is touching another stone.
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| Frozen (Track) [Horse Racing] |
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A condition of a racetrack where any moisture present is frozen.
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| Frozen Rope [Football] |
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A pass thrown crisply, perfectly straight, and right on target.
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| Fs [Skydiving] |
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Formation Skydiving, formerly known as Relative Work. In FS, skydivers attempt to go through a predetermined sequence of freefall formations.
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| Ftr [Motor Sports] |
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Full Throttle Racing Club
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| Fu [Martial Arts] |
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The battle axe.
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| Fu Antei [Martial Arts] |
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A judo term denoted instability or lack of balance.
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| Fu Jya [Martial Arts] |
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A style of kung fu that employs both hard and soft techniques.
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| Fuchi [Martial Arts] |
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The metal sleeve located at the base of the handle next to the guard of a samurai sword.
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| Fued [Wrestling] |
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A series of matchups between two or more agressive enemies.
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| Fuel [Motor Sports] |
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Usually any fuel except straight gasoline; commonly some mixture of methanol and nitromethane.
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| Fuel Cell [Motor Sports] |
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Gas tank for refueling race cars, holds 22 gallons of fuel. Consists of a metal "box" that contains a flexible tear-resistant bladder and foam baffling. A product of aerospace technology, it's designed to eliminate or minimize fuel spillage - and the possibility of fire.
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| Fuel Economy [Motor Sports] |
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Strictly a relative term in auto racing. CART cars are under fuel-conservation restrictions: they have to average at least 1.85 miles per gallon. Most Winston Cup cars get only 4.5 mpg in a race. And in drag racing, Top Fuel and Funny Cars use 10 to 12 gallons of fuel in a one-quarter-mile race.
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| Fuel Injection [Motor Sports] |
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A fuel-delivery system that replaces conventional carburetion. Fuel injection delivers fuel under pressure directly into the combustion chamber or indirectly through the airflow chamber. Weight transfer: Weight transfer is critical to traction. Vehicles are set up to provide a desired weight transfer to the rear wheels. Whe the vehicle accelerates, the front wheels left and the weight shiftsto the rear wheels, which makes them less likely to spin.
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| Fuel Injector [Motor Sports] |
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Taking the place of carburetors in the 1980s, the fuel injector is an electrically controlled valve that delivers a precise amount of pressurized fuel into each combustion chamber.
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| Fuel Pump [Motor Sports] |
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A mechanical or electrical pump that pressurizes the fuel system to move gas from the fuel tank to the engine.
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| Fukai [Martial Arts] |
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To hold strongly.
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| Fukiya [Martial Arts] |
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Pins and poison darts shot through a blowgun.
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| Fukubu [Martial Arts] |
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A target area in sport karate that includes the diaphragm, abdomen and side chest area.
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| Fukuno-Ryű [Martial Arts] |
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(Japanese) A traditional japanese Ju Jutsu school founded in the 17th century from Fukuno Masakatsu who was a student of Chen Yuan-Bin.
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| Full [Poker] |
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1) Full house. "I've got a full." 2) Having a full house. "I've got a flush; whadda you have? "I'm full."
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| Full and by [Sailing] |
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Sailing as close to the wind as possible with full sails.
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| Full Bet [Poker] |
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1) In a limit game, a bet as large as the current limit. For example, in a $10-$20 game, in the $10 round or rounds, $10 is a full bet, and anything less is not. Card rooms have different interpretations as to whether anything less than a full bet can be raised or whether a player is even permitted to bet less, and if an all-in player bets less, whether succeeding players can call that amount or must themselves put in a full bet.2) In a no-limit, pot-limit, or spread-limit game, a bet as large as the minimum for the table, with similar discussion as the preceding. 3) In a no-limit, pot-limit, or spread-limit game, a bet as large as the preceding bet. For example, if Emilie bets $50 and John can call only $30 of that, he would be said not to have a full bet. In this sense, the term short is often used.
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| Full Buy [Poker] |
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A buy-in equivalent to at least the minimum requirement for the particular game.
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| Full Competition License [Motor Sports] |
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Awarded after satisfactory completion of 1 year of racing, 6 races minimum and corner staffing requirement.
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| Full Count [Baseball] |
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When a batter has three balls and two strikes against him.
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| Full Cover [Horse Racing] |
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All the doubles, trebles and accumulators involved in a given number of selections.
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| Full Deck [Poker] |
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An honest deck, that is, one containing all the cards. From this came the phrase playing with a full deck, which originally meant playing honestly, but was later expanded to mean rationally, and usually used in the negative as not playing with a full deck, that is, crazy or crazily.
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| Full Double Full [Freestyle Skating] |
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A sequence of two flips with three twists, including a double twist in the second flip.
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| Full Double Full Full [Freestyle Skating] |
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A sequence of three flips with four twists, including two on the second flip.
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| Full Double Full Tuck [Freestyle Skating] |
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A sequence of three flips in the tuck postion, with three twists, including a double twist in the second flip.
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| Full Face [Motor Sports] |
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A helmet that covers the entire face and head. When used with a head sock, it provides full uninterrupted coverage of the driver's upper body against fire, and the enclosure of the mouth prevents the driver from inhaling the flame during a fire. It also provides protection to the forehead and eyes, and makes separate goggles unnecessary.
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| Full Floater [Motor Sports] |
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A type of rear axle where the axle housing extends all the way out to the wheels, and the wheels are held on bearings fastened to the ends of the housing tubes. (In an ordinary rear axle setup, the rear wheels are held on the car by the axle itself.) The advantage of the full floater is that if the axle breaks, the wheels stay on
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| Full Full [Freestyle Skating] |
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A double flip with a full twist on each.
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| Full Full Full [Freestyle Skating] |
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A sequence of three flips with three twists, one in each flip.
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| Full Hand [Poker] |
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A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
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| Full Hit [Bowling] |
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A ball that hits the head pin at or near the center; often results in a split.
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| Full House [Golf] |
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A game in which a player is set a points target calculated by deducting his handicap from 36. The winner is the one who surpasses his target by the most points. Scoring is 8 points for an eagle, 4 for a birdie, two for a par and 1 for bogey.
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| Full in [Freestyle Skating] |
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A double or triple flip with a full twist on the first flip.
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| Full in Full Out [Freestyle Skating] |
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A sequence of two flips with two twists, one in each flip.
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| Full Keel [Sailing] |
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A keel that runs the length of the boat. Full keels have a shallower draft than fin keels.
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| Full Lay [Freestyle Skating] |
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A sequence of two flips in the layout position, with one twist in the first flip.
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| Full Nelson [Wrestling] |
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A hold in which both of the wrestler's arms are passed under the opponent's armpits and both hands are on the back of the opponent's head; illegal in amateur wrestling. See also half nelson.
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| Full of [Poker] |
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Describing the constitution of the pair in a full house, as three kings and two threes could be called kings full of 3s.
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| Full Out [Freestyle Skating] |
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A double or triple flip with a full twist on the last flip.
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| Full Pack [Poker] |
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An honest deck, that is, one containing all the cards. From this came the phrase playing with a full deck, which originally meant playing honestly, but was later expanded to mean rationally, and usually used in the negative as not playing with a full deck, that is, crazy or crazily.
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| Full Paddle [Rowing] |
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The highest level of power possible from an oarsman.
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| Full Pay [Video Poker] |
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Usually the best payoff schedule offered for a particular game. For example, 9/6 Jacks-or-Better or 10/7 Double Bonus Poker. There are exceptions, however, such as full pay games with 4700 coin royal at several casinos, the 10/6 and 9/7 Jacks-or-Better games at the Stratosphere, and any game with a full pay schedule plus a progressive jackpot. Most strategies are initially developed for the full pay version, then often adapted for certain variations.
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| Full Pay Machine [Video Poker] |
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A video poker machine where the Maximum Average Payback is near 100%. For example, a Full Pay Jacks or Better machine has a Maximum Average Payback of about 99.5%, and a Full Pay Deuces Wild machine has a maximum average payback of about 100.7%
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| Full Strength [Ice Hockey] |
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Descriptive of a team that has its full complement of six players on the ice.
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| Full Table [Poker] |
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A table whose every seat is occupied. The term is usually used only in card rooms.
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| Full Tank Practice [Motor Sports] |
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Ordinarily, teams fill their fuel tanks for the last practice before a race to test handling characteristics. Before then, they practice and qualify with limited fuel to decrease weight and gain speed.
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| Full Tree [Motor Sports] |
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Used in Competition, Super Stock, Stock, and Bracket Racing, for which a handicap starting system is used to equalize the competition. The three amber bulbs on the Christmas Tree flas consecutively five-tenths of a second apart, followed by the green starting light. A perfect reaction time on a full tree is .500. Wheelie bar(s): Used to prevent excessive front-wheel lift.
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| Full Tuck [Cycling] |
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The deep crouch used by cyclists for better aerodynamics.
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| Full Twist [Synchro Swimming] |
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A 360-degree rotation of the body around its vertical axis.
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| Full Wrap [Poker] |
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In Omaha, a situation in which the four down cards consist of two sets of consecutive cards, two gaps, and two more consecutive cards, which combine with the flop such that any card in your hand duplicated on the board on the turn or river gives you a straight, in addition to any card one lower than your lower consecutive cards or one higher than the higher consecutive cards. For example, your down cards are 10-9-6-5, and the flop is 7-8-K. You can make a straight with any of 20 cards, any 10, 9, 6, or 5, three each of which remain, or any J or 4, of which four of each remain. Other wraps include wraparound and inside wrap.
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| Full-Court Press [Basketball] |
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A press that's applied all over the floor, beginning when the opposing team gets control of the ball in its own backcourt.
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| Full-in, Back-Out [Gymnastics] |
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A double salto with a full twist, the twist completed during the first salto. Compare back-in, full-out.
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| Full-Nelson [Wrestling] |
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Being behind an opponent and having both arms under his, with your hands behind his neck. This is illegal in all the addressed wrestling styles.
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| Full-Size [Motor Sports] |
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A car that is usually four doors and seats anywhere from two to seven people.
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| Full-Time Ride or Seat [Motor Sports] |
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A full-time job for a driver. "He has a full-time ride (or seat) next year."
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| Fullback [Rugby] |
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The back, usually No. 15, who typically plays deep behind the back line and is responsible for covering downfield kicks by the opponents.
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| Fuller [Fencing] |
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The groove that runs down a sword blade to reduce weight.
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| Fully Battened [Sailing] |
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A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
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| Fully Stayed [Sailing] |
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A mast supported by the use of lines known as stays and shrouds.
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| Fumble [Football] |
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When a ball carrier loses possession by dropping the ball or having it knocked away before a play ends; the first player to regain possession of the loose ball is said to make the recovery, and his team becomes the offense.
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| Fun [Croquet] |
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Above all else, croquet should be.
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| Funakoshi Gichin (1871-1957) [Martial Arts] |
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Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Okinawa-Te which was later developed and became the Shotokan Karate style.
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| Fungo [Baseball] |
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A ball hit to a fielder during practice. It's usually hit by a coach using a "fungo bat," which is longer and thinner than a normal bat.
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| Funnel [Skydiving] |
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A situation that occurs when one person "steals the air" out from under another, causing both to descend faster. When occurring in the center of a large formation, this can appear as if the center of the group is being sucked down a drain.
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| Funny Car [Motor Sports] |
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In this NHRA category, cars have short wheelbases and a fiberglass replica of a production car body. The engines are in front of the driver.
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| Furl [Sailing] |
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To lower a sail. Sails are sometimes partially furled to reduce the amount of sail area in use without completely lowering the sail. This is usually known as reefing.
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| Furlong [Horse Racing] |
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One-eighth of a mile or 220 yards or 660 feet (approx. 200 meters).
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| Furosemide [Horse Racing] |
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A medication used in the treatment of bleeders, commonly known under the trade name Lasix, which acts as a diuretic, reducing pressure on the capillaries.
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| Fuse [Motor Sports] |
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An electrical device that breaks the current in a circuit that is overloaded or shorted; it prevents damage to other components. However, the fuse itself may fail, and the most common repair when a fuse blows is to simply replace it without working on any other electrical component.
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| Future [General] |
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Odds posted in advance on the winners of various major events including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Stanley Cup, and the NBA Championship. This is always a straight bet.
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| Future Bet [General] |
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Bets accepted well in advance of the events.
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| Futures [General] |
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Odds posted on the winners of various major sport championships in advance of the event, including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Stanley Cup and the NBA championship.
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| Futurity [Horse Racing] |
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A race for two-year-olds in which the owners make a continuous series of payments over a period of time to keep their horses eligible. Purses for these races vary but can be considerable.
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| Futurity Races [Horse Racing] |
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To enter futurities, regular payments need to be made by the breeder and then the owner to keep the horse eligible to compete. (Examples of these races include the Bathurst Gold Crown and Foster's Australian Gold for two-year-olds). In the case of the Foster's Australian Gold, the horse must also be purchased at a Foster's Australian Gold Yearling Sale to be eligible to compete.
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| Fuzz [Poker] |
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1) Perform a cheating maneuver in which the cards are mixed by an overhand shuffle (from hand to hand, instead of the standard card room procedure of riffling) in such a way as to maintain their original order. 2) In draw poker, shuffle through one's five cards repeatedly by holding them face down and sliding one card at a time from top to bottom. Also called milk the cards.
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| Fuzz the Deck [Poker] |
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Mix the cards by repeatedly drawing two simultaneously from top and bottom of the deck, sometimes done with a new deck prior to shuffling.
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| Fv [Greyhound Racing] |
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Fox Valley, Wisconsin
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| Fwa [Wrestling] |
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Frontier Wrestling Alliance
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| Fwf [Wrestling] |
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Florida Wrestling Federation
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| Fwiw [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for For What It's Worth.
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| Fyi [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for For Your Information.
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