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| Modotte [Martial Arts] |
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A command for returning to the original position, used in competition.
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| Modulus [Golf] |
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The measure of a fiber’s stiffness or resistance to bending. The higher the modulus, the stiffer the material.
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| Mogul [Skiing] |
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A bump of snow on a ski run. Some moguls are natural and others are accumulations of snow built up in an area where skiers frequently turn.
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| Moguls [Freestyle Skating] |
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One of the three competitive disciplines in freestyle skiing. Each skier descends a course containing high-speed turns and covered with large bumps, or moguls. Two jumps have to be executed during the run. Scoring is based on the speed of the run, technical quality of turns, and the form of the jumps.
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| Moisture Cure Polyurethane [Golf] |
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Type of polyurethane that relies on moisture in the air for its curing properties. Considered difficult to use because of this, moisture cure polyurethane is characterized by its clear, high-gloss appearance after application.
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| Mokpyo [Martial Arts] |
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"Striking point" or "target." Weak areas of the body that can be effectively struck or kicked.
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| Mokuso [Martial Arts] |
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Meditation, concentration
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| Mokusoh [Martial Arts] |
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"Quiet thought." A quiet form of meditation usually performed before and after a training session in the Japanese martial arts.
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| Moment of Inertia (Moi) [Golf] |
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The resistance to twisting of any golf club head when that head is impacted off-center.
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| Momentum [Croquet] |
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Momentum is a combination of how large an object is, how fast it is going and the direction it is moving. (see Vectors).
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| Momentus [Golf] |
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Brand name for a weighted golf swing training aid popularized by PGA Tour players, among them David Duval.
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| Monel [Golf] |
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An alloy of rustless metal used for club heads in the early part of the 20th century.
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| Money at Risk [Roulette] |
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Money that has been wagered and can be lost.
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| Money Ball [Bingo] |
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A number drawn before the game that will double a player's winnings if bingo is hit on that number.
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| Money Factor [Motor Sports] |
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The money factor is used to determine the lease rate. For all intents and purposes it is the lease equivalent of the interest rate on a conventional loan. The money factor is the current annual percentage rate divided by 24. To figure out the equivalent interest rate, multiply the money factor by 2400. The money factor usually has two zeroes after the decimal point before the rest of the number, for example 0.004133, so any differences in the figure seem very small, but translated into an interest rate they can make a great difference in the actual finance cost of a lease.
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| Money Line [General] |
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A moneyline is offered when no handicap is given, such as a pointspread or runline, and the odds are not therefore fixed. Payouts are then based on true odds rather than fixed odds. The favorite and underdog are given odds to win a game or fight. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The plus sign (e.g.+110) always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Therefore based on the above moneyline, you bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite. For the underdog, you win $110 for every $100 bet.
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| Money Line Bet [General] |
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The difference between a point spread bet and a money line bet is that there are no points involved. Instead, money odds are wagered on the favorite or underdog. There is a different money line total for either side on a money line bet, a negative side (the favorite) and a positive side (the underdog): Dallas -170 Washington +150 What this means is that Dallas is the favorite and for every $17 you bet on Dallas, you win $10 if they win. For every $10 you bet on Washington, the underdog, you win $15 if they win. By offering different odds for each team the sport book is able to balance action on both teams.
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| Money Lists [General] |
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In Golf, the list of the amount of official money won by each golfer on their respective tours.
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| Money Lline [General] |
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A moneyline is offered when no handicap is given, such as a pointspread or runline, and the odds are not therefore fixed. Payouts are then based on true odds rather than fixed odds. The favorite and underdog are given odds to win a game or fight. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The plus sign (e.g.+110) always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Therefore based on the above moneyline, you bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite. For the underdog, you win $110 for every $100 bet.
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| Money Management [Poker] |
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Playing in such a way as to minimize your losses and maximize your wins. Many players win a little and quit, no matter how good the game, but when they get stuck, they often lose far more than they win in any winning session in a desperate attempt to get even. This is poor money management. For some, money management means quitting when ahead, and not losing back all of their winnings. For others, it means not putting all their bankroll on the table for any one session. For still others, it means putting aside a portion of their winnings into other money-making investments. Some poker writers claim that money management is not a viable concept
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| Money Odds [Poker] |
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The best of it in a particular situation, with respect to the size of a bet that must be called compared to either what is currently in the pot or what is likely to be. In lowball, you might hear, "I knew I hadda beat an eight. I'm already getting 3-to-2 in the pot, plus I get all his chips if I make the hand. I was getting money odds." The term usually does not apply to a situation in which a player is getting better than 1-to-1 on his investment, but is taking the worst of it when comparing the odds against his making a winning hand with how much he can win for his investment. (That is, if a player stands to win $100 for a $50 investment, or 2-to-1, but the odds against him are 3-to-1, he is not getting money odds
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| Money Player [Poker] |
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Any gambler, particularly a high roller.
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| Money Plays [Blackjack] |
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Cried by the dealer to alert the pit boss when a player puts down money as a bet without wanting to exchange them for chips. Also said by the player to the dealer, declaring that he doesn't want the money changed into chips.
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| Money Plays. [Poker] |
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An announcement, usually by a dealer, of acknowledgment that a player has ordered chips from a chip runner and can bet up to as much as the amount of cash he has on the table.
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| Money Rider [Horse Racing] |
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A rider who excels in rich races.
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| Moneyline [General] |
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[1] Odds expressed in terms of money.
[2] The amount you have to bet to win 100.
[3] The amount you win if you bet 100.
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| Mongolian Loose [Archery] |
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The loose used by Asiatic archers where the thumb is hooked around the string.
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| Mongrel [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, K-9 as one's first two cards.
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| Monkey [Blackjack] |
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A face card, probably a corruption of "monarchy." Shouted by players from far east (Vietnam, Laos, etc) when asking for a good hit from dealer when doubling down.
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| Monkey Fist [Sailing] |
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A large heavy knot usually made in the end of a heaving line to aid in accurate throwing.
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| Monkey Flush [Poker] |
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Three cards of the same suit, not in sequence.
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| Monkey-on-a-Stick [Horse Racing] |
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Type of riding with short stirrups popularized by old-time riding great Tod Sloan.
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| Monogram Club [Baseball] |
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Several former Irish baseball players have gone on to serve on the board of directors for the Notre Dame National Monogram Club. Former outfielder Pat Eilers ('89) completed his three-year stint on the board in 2000 while former leftfielder Bob Senecal ('56-'58) is a board member through 2002. Former Notre Dame pitcher Robert "Buster" Lopes ('83-'85) served his three-year term on the Monogram Club board from '96-'99. NAMESAKE: Former Notre Dame student Lou Sockalexis never lettered in baseball at Notre Dame, but he had a lasting impact on Major League baseball. As one of the finest Native American athletes in the nation in the early 1900s, Sockalexis played for the Cleveland team known as the Spiders. He overcame heckling of fans to have a successful rookie season. When it was decided in 1915 to give the franchise a permanent nickname, the chosen name honored this favorite ex-player, and the Cleveland "Indians" name has stuck ever since, making Sockalexis the first true Cleveland Indian.
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| Monohull [Sailing] |
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A boat that has only one hull, as opposed to multihull boats such as catamarans or trimarans.
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| Monorchid [Horse Racing] |
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A male horse of any age that has only one testicle in his scrotum-the other testicle was either removed or is undescended. See cryptorchid; ridgling.
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| Monroney Sticker Price [Motor Sports] |
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The price which appears on the label showing the base price, installed options, transportation charge, and fuel economy. Required by law, it may not be removed by anyone other than the purchaser.
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| Monster [Poker] |
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A hand that is almost certain to win.
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| Monster Heel [Wrestling] |
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(noun) A term reserved for a select few wrestlers who epitomize all the qualities of a true heel. A monster heel must be the most dominate, fearless, toughest "bad guy" in the promotion. Monster heels must appear unbeatable, unstoppable, and generate extreme fan hatred as well as attendance.
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| Montana Banana [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, 9-2 as one's first two cards. Some say that the 92 refers to the number of the proposition that legalized poker in Montana; others have conjectured that it is called that because bananas will grow in Montana before that hand makes money. We have not been able to confirm either contention
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| Monte [Poker] |
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Three-card monte (Any card game played with three cards, particularly poker.).
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| Moo Duk Kwan [Martial Arts] |
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"Institute of military virtue." A style of Korean martial arts similar to Tae Kwon Do.
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| Moon [Poker] |
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1) Shoot the moon (1- Declare both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare. 2- Win both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare.). In both cases, this phrase is usually heard in home games, and not public card rooms.). 2) Win all of a high-low split pot by having both the best high and low hands.
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| Moon Blindness (Periodic Ophthalmia) [Horse Racing] |
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This is a disease of the eyes where recurrent attacks usually cause blindness. The condition is not contagious and is generally thought to be inherited.
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| Moon Hand [Poker] |
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In a high-low split declare game, a hand that declares for and wins both ways.
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| Moon Shot [Baseball] |
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A very long, high home run.
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| Moonlight Bingo [Bingo] |
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"Session" of bingo that starts late at night, usually about 10:00 pm. Also Late Night Bingo.
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| Moonroof [Motor Sports] |
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A window-type opening in the roof of the car that can open or tilt up or down. See Sunroof.
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| Moor [Sailing] |
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To attach a boat to a mooring, dock, post, anchor, etc.
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| Mooring [Sailing] |
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A place where a boat can be moored. Usually a buoy marks the location of a firmly set anchor.
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| Mooring Buoy [Sailing] |
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A buoy marking the location of a mooring. Usually attached to an anchor by a small pendant.
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| Mooring Line [Sailing] |
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A line used to secure a boat to an anchor, dock, or mooring.
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| Morale Hazard [Motor Sports] |
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The attitude, ""It's insured; so why worry?"" Usually increases the probability of loss or damage.
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| Moriankatu [Archery] |
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Arrows of the Veddah, Sri Lanka.
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| Morning Glory [Horse Racing] |
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Horse that performs well in morning workouts but fails to reproduce that form in races.
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| Morning Line [Horse Racing] |
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Probable odds on each horse in a race, as determined by a mathematical formula used by the track handicapper, who tries to gauge both the ability of the horse and the likely final odds as determined by the bettors.
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| Morote [Martial Arts] |
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Double, with both arms
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| Morote Gari [Martial Arts] |
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A throw in which the attacker wraps his arms around the opponent's legs and pushes his shoulder into the opponent's abdomen to take him down backwards.
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| Morote Uke [Martial Arts] |
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Double block with forearms
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| Morote Zuki [Martial Arts] |
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Double punch, double forward fist strike
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| Morse Code [Sailing] |
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A code that uses dots and dashes to communicate by radio or signal lights.
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| Mortal Cinch [Poker] |
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1) The nuts (The best possible hand of a given class.); usually preceded by a. 2) Lock (A hand that cannot lose; a cinch hand.).
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| Mortal Lock [Poker] |
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The nuts (The best possible hand of a given class.); usually preceded by a.
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| Mortal Nuts [Poker] |
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The nuts (The best possible hand of a given class.); usually preceded by the.
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| Mortals [Poker] |
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The nuts (The best possible hand of a given class.); usually preceded by the. Also called immortals.
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| Mortite [Golf] |
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Adhesive, rope-like material used to form a dam around the face insert of a wooden wood prior to using pour in place insert epoxy.
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| Moss, Johnny [Poker] |
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Johnny Moss (In hold ' em, A-T as one's first two cards.)
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| Mota [Archery] |
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A target, Japan.
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| Mota Ba [Archery] |
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A place for target shooting, Japan.
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| Mother-in-Law [Bowling] |
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Usually the 7-pin, because it's often the pin that remains standing to spoil what looked like a good strike hit; sometimes synonymous with barmaid.
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| Motion [Poker] |
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The act of betting. If someone says, "Motion's good," he probably means, "If that act of reaching for your chips that you are performing is to be interpreted as an actual intention on your part of betting, you can take the pot, because I shall not be calling." Some clubs have a rule motion is binding, which means that if you have chips in your hand and make a motion toward the pot with the hand that holds those chips (also known as a forward motion), you must complete the bet.
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| Motohazu [Archery] |
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The ends of a bow, Japan.
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| Motonoichi [Martial Arts] |
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"Return to the original position." A command used by a referee during a karate match.
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| Motor [Sailing] |
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(1) An engine. (2) The act of using an engine to move a boat.
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| Motor Sailer [Sailing] |
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A boat designed to use its motor for significant amounts of time and use the sails less often than a normal sailboat.
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| Motoring [Motor Sports] |
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When a driver is using the race car in a prudent and wise fashion and not demanding more of the car than it can perform.
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| Motorpace [Cycling] |
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A popular type of race in Europe, in which each rider is behind a small motorcycle or moped, which provides a slipstream.
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| Motown [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, J-5 as one's first two cards. From the Motown singing group the Jackson Five
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| Moulinet [Archery] |
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The apparatus consisting of tackles and windlass used to span a large crossbow.
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| Mound Hill [Baseball] |
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The pitcher stands on while pitching.
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| Mount [Sailing] |
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(1) An attachment point for another object. (2) The act of putting an object on its mount.
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| Mount Fee [Horse Racing] |
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The fee earned by a jockey for riding in a race.
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| Mouse [Sailing] |
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Also mousing. Tying a line so that it will not come undone, such as when attaching a line to a hook.
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| Mouth Bet [Poker] |
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Oral bet (A wager made by announcing the size of the bet but without actually putting any chips or money in the pot. In some (not all) establishments, oral declarations made in turn are binding; nonetheless, cautious players wait till the chips are actually in the pot before either calling the bet or showing their hands. Also called mouth bet, verbal bet.)
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| Mouth Guard [Luge] |
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A soft piece of rubber or plastic worn by some sliders to reduce vibration of the jaw and chattering of the teeth.
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| Move [Poker] |
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1) Perform a cheating manipulation of the deck. To deal seconds or hop the cut are to move. 2) Any fancy play. 3) Betting all of one's chips, in the phrase "He's making his move."
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| Move All in [Poker] |
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Bet (usually) or call (less often) all one's chips in one hand. "Sally bet $20 and Jim moved in" means Jim raised all his chips (or hers, if she had fewer than he). Also, go all in.
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| Move in [Poker] |
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Bet or call all one's chips in one hand; sometimes followed by on. "Sally bet $20 and Jim moved in" (or "Jim moved in on her") means Jim raised all his chips (or hers, if she had fewer than he). Also, go in.
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| Move on the Pot [Poker] |
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Same as make a play ( Bet strongly), often implying betting or raising strong when the other players seem weak, and often when the player making the move is himself none too strong.
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| Move the Line [General] |
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A player pays an additional price to receive half a point or more in his favor on a point spread game. See "buy."
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| Move Up [Horse Racing] |
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Gain ground; run in a higher class race.
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| Movement [Equestrian Sports] |
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Any single characteristic style of a horse's motion. A number of such movements go into a dressage performance.
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| Mover [Poker] |
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A card thief, that is, someone who moves.
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| Moves [Poker] |
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Fancy plays, often accompanied by theatrics; sometimes just the theatrics. "He's got a lot of moves."
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| Moving Chicane [Motor Sports] |
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Alternative form of "rolling roadblock", used for any slow and usually clueless driver.
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| Moving Pick [Water Polo] |
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A move in which an offensive player swims in front of a player defending another offensive player, freeing that teammate to receive a pass or take a shot.
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| Moving the Line [General] |
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Making alterations in the line based on the volume of betting or other factors, such as injuries.
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| Mppw [Wrestling] |
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Memphis Power Pro Wrestling
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| Mpro [Wrestling] |
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Michinoku Pro-Wrestling
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| Mpw [Wrestling] |
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Midwest Pro Wrestling
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| Mr. (Or Mrs.) Average [Bowling] |
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Facetious name for a bowler who doesn't show up, since his or her average is often used to compute team scoring. See also blind.
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| Mrw [Wrestling] |
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Midwest Renegade Wrestling
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| Msa [Motor Sports] |
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MotorSports Association - Organisers of FIA world championship events.
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| Mscc [Motor Sports] |
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Madison Sports Car Club
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| Msl [Soccer] |
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Major Soccer League — a U.S. indoor league which formed in 1990 from the MISL and folded in 1992.
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| Msrp [Motor Sports] |
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The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price. The recommended selling price for a vehicle as set by the manufacturer.
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| Mss [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for Main Street Station, a casino.
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| Mtp [Greyhound Racing] |
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Minutes To Post. How much time remains before a race begins.
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| Mu [Martial Arts] |
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"Nothing." The Zen nothingness or emptyness. This principle is often used in the Japanese martial arts to make one clear in the mind of all thought so the body will respond instantly to any situation.
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| Muck [Blackjack] |
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To remove small cards from the deck and replace them with ten valued cards and aces. It is cheating. The word can also be used to describe the opposite, which would be for a casino to remove high cards from the deck.
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| Muck Out [Horse Racing] |
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Clean a horse's stall.
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| Mucker [Poker] |
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Hand mucker (A thief who palms cards, which he holds out for later introduction into the game. This usage comes from a pan (panguingue) dealer, who, in the course of dealing the game, constantly shuffles cards that have been played (taking these cards from the discard pile, or the muck) and reinserts cards of similar rank and suit into various separated places of the remainder of the deck.).
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| Mudansha [Martial Arts] |
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A martial arts student who has not yet attained the rank of black belt.
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| Mudder [Horse Racing] |
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Horse that races well on muddy tracks. Also known as a "mudlark."
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| Muddy [Horse Racing] |
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Deep condition of racetrack after being soaked with water. Horses who run will on wet tracks are generally referred to as mudders.
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| Muddy (Track) [Horse Racing] |
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A condition of a racetrack which is wet but has no standing water.
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| Muddy Track [Horse Racing] |
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Deep condition of racetrack after being soaked with water.
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| Mudlark [Horse Racing] |
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Superior mudder.
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| Muff [Golf] |
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To hit a shot poorly.
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| Muffler [Motor Sports] |
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The exhaust system device in the tailpipe that reduces engine noise. Some vehicles have more than one muffler along the tailpipe.
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| Mui Fa Jeong [Martial Arts] |
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"Plum flower stumps." A series of tree stumps driven into the ground on top of which certain styles practice kung fu.
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| Mule Kick [Freestyle Skating] |
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A maneuver that's similar to a backscratcher, but with the skis to the side of the twisted body.
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| Mulligan [Golf] |
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In casual play, a golfer who hits a poor tee shot is sometimes allowed to take a second shot without penalty. The second shot is called a "mulligan." It's usually allowed only on the first tee. See also shapiro.
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| Multi-Layer Ball [Golf] |
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Design of a ball in which a large core comprises most of the ball. The core is then surrounded by one or two outer layers of material, with one of those being the cover.
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| Multi-Link Suspension [Motor Sports] |
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A general term for independent suspensions that are controlled with several link arms. These links restrict undesired motion of the suspension. Multi-link suspensions provide better handling and ride control than simpler types. They are also more expensive to manufacture.
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