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| Gross Misconduct [Ice Hockey] |
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A kind of all-purpose category for extreme misbehavior by a player, coach, manager, or trainer. The penalty is suspension for the rest of the game and an automatic fine in the National Hockey League.
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| Gross Score [Golf] |
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The actual number of strokes taken by a player for hole or round before the player's handicap is deducted
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| Gross Win [General] |
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The amount of winnings before subtracting the expenses.
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| Ground Ball [Baseball] |
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A ball hit in the infield by the batter that bounces in the infield.
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| Ground Effects [Motor Sports] |
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The result of aerodynamic designs that channel air under the car to create a low-pressure area or partial vacuum between the racecar and the racetrack. Tunnels under the car create downforce, which sucks the car to the track, providing increased grip.
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| Ground Judge [Fencing] |
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An official who rules on hits. There are two ground judges, one at each end of the strip.
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| Ground Line [Golf] |
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The term given to the flat surface on which a club head is placed to measure its specifications. It is the line running form the club face to back, perpendicular to the shaft centerline. Ground line may be loosely interpreted to mean the position the club is placed in on the ground as the player address a shot on the course as well.
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| Ground Outs (Go) [Baseball] |
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When a player's at bat results in a ground ball that is successfully fielded by the defensive team.
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| Ground Speed [Skydiving] |
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The speed of an airplane or skydiver over the ground, as opposed to through the air.
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| Ground Strokes [Tennis] |
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Any shot, whether forehand or backhand, played after the ball has bounced.
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| Ground Swells [Sailing] |
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Swells that become shorter and steeper as they approach the shore due to shallow water.
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| Ground Tackle [Sailing] |
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The anchor and its rode or chain and any other gear used to make the boat fast.
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| Ground the Club [Golf] |
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To touch the head of the club to the ground behind the ball at address.
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| Ground Under Repair [Golf] |
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Any part of the course being repaired is ground under repair. A ball that lands in such an area must be removed without penalty.
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| Ground-Rule Double [Baseball] |
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A ball hit in fair territory that bounces out of the field play. Play is stopped and the batter is given second base. Any runners on base at the time ball was hit are advanced two bases.
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| Ground/Fly Ratio (Grd/Fly) [Baseball] |
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Simply a hitter's ground balls divided by his fly balls. All batted balls except line drives and bunts are included.
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| Groundball/Flyball Ratio [Baseball] |
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A hitter's stats against pitchers that induce mostly grounders or flies, respectively. If the ratio is less than 1.00, then he is a Flyball hitter. If it is greater than 1.50, he is a Groundball hitter. Anything else is classified as neutral. Same cutoffs apply for classifying pitchers. Anyone with less than 50 plate appearances is automatically neutral.
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| Grounding the Club [Golf] |
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The placement of the club behind the ball at address. Not allowed in a hazard. -Top
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| Group [Keno] |
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Spots that are circled or separated from the other spots marked on a keno ticket. A collection of selected numbers.
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| Group Bet [General] |
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Betting between a selected group of teams or players, not necessarily in direct competition with each other.
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| Group N Hand [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, a ranking of starting hands, according to a chart originally developed by David Sklansky. Group 1 hands include aces, kings, queens, ace-king suited, and so on.
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| Group Race [Horse Racing] |
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An elite group of races. Established in 1971 by racing organizations in Britain, France, Germany and Italy to classify select stakes races outside North America. Collectively called 'Pattern Races'. Equivalent to North American graded races. Always denoted with Arabic numerals 1, 2, or 3. Capitalized when used in race title (the Group 1 Epsom Derby). See 'Graded Race' above.
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| Group Races [Horse Racing] |
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An elite group of races. A group one race is a grand circuit event, free-for-all, handicap or classic event of national importance, which offers minimum prizemoney of $50,000 with respect to pacing events. A provisional group one race is one that has a history of less than ten years. A group two race is a handicap, free-for-all or classic event of major or State importance, where with the exception of Sires' Stakes Finals, the primary eligibility of horses is not restricted by any conditions. Minimum prizemoney must be $20,000 in respect of races for pacers.
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| Growing [Motor Sports] |
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When the circumfrence of a tire increases as the tire gets hotter.
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| Growth Plates [Horse Racing] |
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Located at the end of long bones where they grow in length. See physis.
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| Grr [Wrestling] |
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Global Roughhouse Rasslin'
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| Grubber [Rugby] |
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A kick that bounces or rolls along the ground.
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| Grunting [Horse Racing] |
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This term describes the noise that most roarers make when they tense their abdomen. It is heard when they jump a fence, roll in their stall and when they make any quick move.
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| Gs [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for Gold Strike, a casino.
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| Gsh [Baseball] |
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Grand Slam Home Runs
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| Gt [Motor Sports] |
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Grand Touring; originally from the Italian Gran Turismo, meaning a sedan built in limited quantities and designed to provide fast, comfortable transportation over fairly long distances.
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| Gts [Motor Sports] |
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Grand Touring (Sports) - Lower specification GT Class in sportscar racing, formerly GT2.
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| Guaranteed Purse [Horse Racing] |
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When a purse is advertised as guaranteed, it is saying, regardless of any added monies contributed by horsemen or sponsorship, a fixed amount will be paid. In the event there is money left over it is either retained by the track or disbursed to breeders or other finishers in the race. In the event there is a shortage of funds, the track makes up the difference.
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| Guard [Basketball] |
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1. One of two players who usually operate from somewhere behind the free throw line in the frontcourt when on offense. They are typically responsible for bringing the ball out of the backcourt, setting up plays, and taking outside shots. See point guard; shooting guard. 2. To follow an opposing player while on defense, attempting to prevent an open shot.
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| Guard Beam [Motor Sports] |
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A light beam-to-photocell commection located 16 inches past the stage beam that is useed to prevent a competitor from gaining an unfair starting-line advantage by blocking the stage beam with a low-installed object such as an oil pan or header collector pipe. If the guard beam is activated while the stae beam is blocked, the red foul light is triggered on the Christmas Tree, and the offender is automatically disqualified.
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| Guard Beams [Motor Sports] |
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A light beam-to-photcell connection located 16 inches past the staged beam that is used to prevent a competitor from gaining an unfair starting-line advantage by blocking the stage beam with a low-installed object such as an oil pan or header collector pipe. If the guard beam is activated while the staged beam is still blocked, the red foul light is triggered on the Christmas Tree and the offender is automatically disqualified. (Drag racing)
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| Guarding [Basketball] |
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The act of following an opponent around the court to prevent him from getting close to the basket, taking an open shot or making easy an pass, while avoiding illegal contact.
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| Guards [Basketball] |
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The 2 players on each team who are the smallest on the court; they usually handle setting up plays and passing to teammates closer to the basket.
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| Gudgeon [Sailing] |
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The hole in which the pin from a stern mounted rudder fits. The pin is known as a pintle.
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| Guerrilla Gambling [Roulette] |
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The combination of smart play and hit-and-run tactics to beat the casinos at their own games.
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| Gummy [Luge] |
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One of four cylindrical rubber pieces that hold the bridge legs, allowing the legs to move up and down to give the sled flexibility.
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| Gun [Baseball] |
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An outfielder's outstanding throwing arm
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| Gunbai [Martial Arts] |
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A rigid iron or wooden fan carried by generals in battle and used today by sumo referees as a symbol of authority.
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| Gundersen Competition [Skiing] |
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A Nordic combined event in which the jumping competition is held first. Differences in jumping points are converted into time differences for the cross country starting order, with the winner of the jumping portion starting first.
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| Gung Fu [Martial Arts] |
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The Cantonese pronunciation of kung fu.
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| Gunging [Skydiving] |
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When a Skydiver does their 100th jump they get Gunged which means they have something disgusting poured all over them, and in the worst case they have their clothes removed, they are tied down and the stuff they have poured on them includes all sorts of food scraps and unmentionables that have been allowed to fester in the sun ever since the last person got Gunged. Mmmm Yum! An Old Skydiving Tradition.
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| Gunkholing [Sailing] |
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Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.
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| Gunmetal [Golf] |
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Dark, almost black, finish applied to the surface of iron heads for either cosmetic reasons or to prevent rusting of a carbon steel head.
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| Gunnel, Gunwale [Sailing] |
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Pronounced gunnel. The rail around the edge of a boat. Smaller versions are called toe rails.
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| Gunner [Football] |
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The member of special teams who is usually the first downfield to tackle the ball carrier. Steve Tasker was one of the great gunners.
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| Gup [Martial Arts] |
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"Grade" or "class." A Korean grade designating a level of achievement below black belt.
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| Gur (Ground Under Repair) [Golf] |
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Areas marked by the greens staff or a committee from where a drop can be taken without penalty.
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| Gurney Flap [Motor Sports] |
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A vertical extension to the back edge of an Indy car wing invented by racing legend Dan Gurney to generate more downforce, especially at higher angles of attack. This device is usually made of metal, aluminum or carbon fiber and is also known as a wickerbill or a return.
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| Gut [Poker] |
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Pertaining to an inside straight. To catch in the gut means to make an inside straight. An inside straight card is sometimes called a belly card.
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| Gut Shot [Poker] |
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A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
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| Gut Straight [Poker] |
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Inside straight (Four cards requiring one in the middle to fill a straight.)
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| Gut Wrench [Wrestling] |
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A moved used when the opponent is face down on the mat. The wrestler puts both arms around the opponent's mid-section, gripping as tightly as possible, then goes into the bridge position and rolls the opponent over his own torso onto the back.
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| Guts [Poker] |
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"Normal" five-card-draw high poker, bet-or-fold before the draw, open on anything, that is, no opening requirements, as opposed to, for example, jacks or better.
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| Guts to Open [Poker] |
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"Normal" five-card-draw high poker, bet-or-fold before the draw, open on anything, that is, no opening requirements, as opposed to, for example, jacks or better.
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| Gutshot Straight [Poker] |
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An straight filled "inside". If you have 9s-8s, the flop comes 7c-5h-2d, and the turn is the 6c, you've made your gutshot straight.
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| Gutta Percha [Golf] |
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Material used in the manufacture of early golf balls. It was a hard, molded substance made from the sap of several types of Malaysian trees. These balls were in use from 1848 until the early 1900's.
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| Gutta-Percha (Guttie) [Golf] |
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Type of ball, introduced circa 1850, made of a rubber-like material (gutta-percha). The ball replaced the featherie due to its longer life and greater distance.
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| Gutter [Bowling] |
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A depressed area, about 9 1/2 inches wide, on either side of the lane, which guides the ball to the pit after it leaves the lane.
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| Gutter Ball [Bowling] |
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A ball that leaves the lane and travels down the gutter.
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| Gutterboy [Motor Sports] |
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A nickname for any driver sporting a goatee.
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| Guttural Pouch [Horse Racing] |
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A sac in the side of the head that may become infected. The sac is a pouch that is part of the eustachian tube, a passage between the pharynx and the inner ear and is unique to the horse.
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| Guy [Sailing] |
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Also called a brace. A line used to control the movement of the object at the other end, such as a spar.
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| Gwa [Wrestling] |
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Georgia Wrestling Alliance
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| Gyaku [Martial Arts] |
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Reverse, contrary, opposite
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| Gybe [Sailing] |
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Usually spelled jibe. To change direction when sailing in a manner such that the stern of the boat passes through the eye of the wind and the boom changes sides. Prior to jibing, the boom will be very far to the side of the boat. Careful control of the boom and mainsail is required when jibing in order to prevent a violent motion of the boom when it switches sides. Jibing without controlling the boom properly is known as an accidental jibe. Tacking is preferred to jibing because the boom is not subject to such violent changes. Jibing is usually needed when running with the wind and tacking is used when close hauled.
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| Gymkhana [Horse Racing] |
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A further step toward the full race meeting situation, very similar to a trial. The conducting club often offers non-monetary prizes for winners and placegetters.
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| Gyoji [Martial Arts] |
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The referee of a sumo match.
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| Gypsy [Poker] |
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See gypsying in. This term is often used in the negative, no gypsy, meaning that the minimum open is always two bets.
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| Gypsy in [Poker] |
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In the smaller double-limit games, usually up to 15-30, a pot can be opened for the minimum bet. For example, in the 2-4 game, the dealer puts a dollar chip in the pot before the cards have been dealt, the player to the left of the dealer also puts in a dollar chip before the cards have been dealt, and the player two positions to the left of the dealer puts in two dollar chips. After the cards have been dealt, the players look at their cards. Starting three positions to the left of the dealer, each player makes a decision in turn whether to play the pot. If a player does not want to play, the player discards his or her cards, and has no further interest in this pot. The first player to put money into the pot after having seen his or her cards is said to open the pot, or, simply, to open. That player has two choices on the opening bet. He or she can open for $2, that is, the size of the big blind. Or he or she can open for $4, which is called coming in for a raise. Opening for the minimum permitted is called gypsying in.
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| Gyres [Sailing] |
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A large circular ocean current.
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